by design | Aug 29, 2021 | The Daily Focus
By Jerry Vagnier Overlooked amid the understandable focus on the coronavirus over the past year has been the alarming rise in opioid use and, tragically, deaths from overdoses. Here in East Tennessee, we are witnessing what the CDC tells us is happening across...
by design | Aug 28, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The photos from the camera snaked into the below-ground stormwater pipe tell Chris Howley all he needs to know: The steel bottom of the decades-old pipe has rusted out, and without intervention, the pipe is going to fail. A hole over the pipe will form, and it will...
by design | Aug 27, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Twilight at Ijams, presented by Clayton and Colonial Pipeline Company, is Sunday, Sept.12, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The event, Ijams Nature Center’s largest annual fundraiser, raises awareness and funds so that the nonprofit nature center can educate and inspire...
by design | Aug 26, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Thursday, August 26th is the last day of Early Voting in the 2021 City of Knoxville Primary Election. The expanded hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at four locations: Downtown West, 1645 Downtown West Boulevard, Unit 40 Eternal Life at Five Points, 2410 Martin Luther King...
by design | Aug 25, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Tuskegee NEXT, a nonprofit dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth explore the skies and aviation careers, will sponsor a “Young Eagles” rally on Aug. 28 at Downtown Island Airport. The event, which will be held from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., will allow young...
by design | Aug 24, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Navigating the complex system of health and social services can be challenging for many families. Therefore, the Knox County Health Department has joined a state program to help simplify it. The program is called Community Health Access and Navigation in Tennessee, or...
