by design | Feb 22, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Hawkins will receive a $50,000 cash prize and full scholarship to get her doctorate at National University In recognition of inspirational teaching nationwide, Melody Hawkins has been named National University’s Teacher of the Year. Ms. Hawkins, who taught...
by design | Feb 21, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Engineering and Public Works recently completed a $1.8 million project that drastically improves safety on a section of E. Emory Road in Powell. Construction began in April 2021 to realign Bishop Road, Taggart Lane, and Norman Jack Lane to create a single...
by design | Feb 20, 2022 | The Daily Focus
The Knox County Engineering and Public Works Department Stormwater Division, in conjunction with the Tennessee Environmental Council, is helping support Tennessee Tree Day. Tennessee Tree Day, celebrated on March 19, is the largest community tree-planting project of...
by design | Feb 19, 2022 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Area Urban League will be able to hire 20 community health navigators after being awarded funding with five other National Urban League affiliates to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among the hardest-hit and highest-risk communities. Other affiliates...
by design | Feb 18, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Jordan to discuss “The role of the Black church” Carson-Newman University hosts Dr. Ternae Jordan, Sr., pastor of Chattanooga’s Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, on Tuesday, March 1 at Jefferson City’s First Baptist Church. The event, which was rescheduled, is from 6:30—8...
by design | Feb 17, 2022 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn will share legislation for the new student-based funding formula, known as the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement formula (TISA), on Thursday,...
