by design | Aug 27, 2014 | Knoxville, sports, The Daily Focus
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, welcomes fans to campus this Sunday for the first home football game of the 2014 season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. EDT for the Volunteers’ game against the Aggies of Utah State University. Gates open at 5 p.m. The...
by design | Aug 27, 2014 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
Enjoy Boomsday on Saturday, Aug. 30 – the nation’s largest Labor Day weekend fireworks show in the country – with 400,000 of your friends and neighbors. The festivities are centered along Neyland Drive at Volunteer Landing, and the following roads will...
by design | Aug 19, 2014 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
Several newly-elected and re-elected Knox County officials will take the oath of office on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 9 a.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building. A reception with light refreshments will follow in the Small Assembly Room. The event is...
by design | Aug 16, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Several critical things are happening between the Knox County Board of Education (BOE) and the Knox County Commission. Both bodies have been through a year of conflict and now face a critical moment. For those readers not familiar with...
by design | Aug 15, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett released the following statement on the school system’s decision to allow paid administrative leave to an employee for more than two years: “There continues to be a lot of unanswered questions surrounding the school...
by design | Aug 12, 2014 | Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
Don’t be alarmed if you see smoke drifting out of a downtown area storm drain or even coming out of interior sinks and drains inside buildings on Thursday afternoon. It’s part of a scheduled “smoke test,” in which smoke will be directed into the stormwater system...
