by design | Feb 27, 2014 | Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
A panel discussion on the political effects in Tennessee of the 1964 Civil Rights Act Noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 Small Assembly Room, City County Building Moderator Robert Booker, a former Tennessee state representative and Knoxville City Councilman, and...
by design | Feb 27, 2014 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
Buy cookies in-person and enter for a chance to win cookies for a year For anyone who hasn’t had a chance to pre-order their favorite Girl Scout cookies, the time to buy them in person has arrived. On Feb. 28, Girl Scout cookie booth sales will begin in...
by design | Feb 27, 2014 | Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
Utility work will close lanes of traffic temporarily on South Gay Street and Chapman Highway on Thursday, while Saturday’s Mardi Growl dog parade and festival will mean some downtown road closures and no-parking areas. Thursday, Feb. 27 – 1-3 a.m. KUB...
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...
