by design | Mar 11, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
First 30 people will receive free $20 gift card courtesy of ORNL Federal Credit Union Small business owner Abby Payne opened Josie’s Boutique in 1985, and, like many small businesses, has evolved with the changing industry ever since. Originally focused on...
by design | Mar 11, 2014 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
On Monday March 17,2014, there will be a Candidate Meet and Greet from 6 to 8 p.m. at New Harvest Park on Washington Pike. The event will be cohosted by the Alice Bell/Springhill Neighborhood Association, Fountain City Town Hall and North East Knox Preservation...
by design | Mar 11, 2014 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
Suit Claims Use of TVAAS Estimates is Unconstitutional John Michaelson, Tennessee News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The first of what is expected to be many lawsuits over test scores and teachers’ pay in Tennessee has been filed against the Knox County Board...
by design | Mar 11, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
March is Women’s History Month and I am inspired to write about an amazing jurist, lawyer, lawmaker and American woman, Sandra Day O’Connor. I had the pleasure to meet Justice O’Connor at a reception in Nashville before she addressed the Tennessee Supreme Court...
by design | Mar 9, 2014 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Emerald Charter Schools will host public meetings on March 11 and March 25 about its proposed public charter school, Emerald Academy. The meetings are open, but some require advance registration. The first group of meetings, on Tuesday, March 11, will be in...
by design | Mar 8, 2014 | Dan Andrews, The Daily Focus
With the threat of an election behind him, it appears Mayor Burchett is continuing to focus on new ideas, new strategies, and new creative innovating thinking to help grow business in Knox County. In what is the latest idea to come out of the Mayor’s office is...