by design | Feb 27, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
On Saturday, March 1, the sixth annual Rusty Wallace Honda Run for the Schools 5K Run/Walk will kick off at 8 a.m. at the Knoxville Zoo and Chilhowee Park. During last year’s event, approximately 1,600 participants helped raise almost $17,000 for the Knox County...
by design | Feb 17, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
By Steve Hunley Anyone expecting anything new in Superintendent of Schools Jim McIntyre’s annual State of the Schools address had to be terribly disappointed. Recently, there has been an attempt to make McIntyre more human; the fact a public official who has been here...
by design | Feb 9, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Governor Bill Haslam unveiled his “Tennessee Promise” plan in his State of the State address. Evidently, the governor had not previously shared his plan with the members of the General Assembly, as one could hear an...
by design | Feb 7, 2014 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
NON-PROFIT WUTK-FM IS FIRST PARTNER A very popular locally owned restaurant, The Tomato Head, is kicking off its first-ever charitable giving campaign for non-profits during the month of February. Dubbed Loving Spoonful, this month’s non-profit is WUTK-FM...
by design | Feb 7, 2014 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Mayor Madeline Rogero and her staff at a Friday budget retreat with City Council outlined “tough decisions” due to steep fixed-cost increases for the 2014-15 fiscal year. City officials detailed the City’s most recent accomplishments and proposed some strategic...
by design | Feb 6, 2014 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Printing and Labeling Company to Invest $43 Million, Create 231 New Jobs NASHVILLE—Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with WS Packaging Group, Inc. officials today announced the company will...