by design | Feb 22, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Community leaders are coming together at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23 at Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty Street, to discuss modern day realities reflected in “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines. The public is invited...
by design | Feb 21, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) together with Smoke-Free Knoxville and the Community Health Council are joining a statewide effort to help tobacco users quit. Tennessee Quit Week, proclaimed by Governor Bill Haslam as Feb. 22 – 26, 2016, is a time to...
by design | Feb 20, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Burger King presented an $18,383 check to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. The money was raised, with the help of Burger King customers, in just three weeks. Customers purchased $1 coupons to benefit Children’s Hospital, at 29...
by design | Feb 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Ranger Will Butler examines aquatic species with a student in the Parks As Classrooms program. KODAK, TN – Friends of the Smokies has received a $21,500 grant from the Richard Haiman National Parks Foundation to support the Parks As Classrooms program and to resupply...
by design | Feb 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Division of Elections would like to remind Tennesseans planning to vote early in the March 1 presidential preference primary, or “SEC Primary,” that tomorrow, Saturday, February 20, is the last weekend opportunity to cast an early ballot. So far...
by design | Feb 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Mayor Madeline Rogero explained the history of the Magnolia Avenue Streetscapes project Tuesday evening and invited opponents to meet with her. (Photo by Dan Andrews) By Mike Steely After about 9 years of planning, meetings, public hearings, and lots of publicity in...