by design | May 10, 2017 | The Daily Focus
What: North Hills Garden Tour & Art Sale When: Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: North Hills Neighborhood Purchase tickets and begin tour at: 3033 Fountain Park Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37917 The North Hills Garden Club is hosting a...
by design | May 10, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Erin Elizabeth Smith, poet, editor, publisher, teacher, shows the ingredients of great food writing that stimulates the senses, illuminates regional culture, and advances fine writing. The workshop will take place Saturday, May 13 at 10:00 am. Erin says,...
by design | May 9, 2017 | The Daily Focus
#MosquitoMonday to serve as weekly reminder through summer months Yesterday the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) restarted its public health campaign aimed at reducing mosquito-borne illnesses. During the summer-long #MosquitoMonday campaign, KCHD will post tips...
by design | May 9, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Fourteen graduating Knox County seniors were honored last night at the Barney Thompson Scholarship 2017 Awards Banquet presented by Coldwell Banker Wallace & Wallace (CBWW), one of the largest residential real estate companies in our region with five offices and...
by design | May 9, 2017 | The Daily Focus
“A Retrospective on 20 years of Tailwater Trout Research”—that’s the topic of Dr. Phillip W. Bettoli, speaking Thursday, May 11, at a free, public meeting of the Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited. The program starts at 7 p.m. in the parish hall of St. Francis...
by design | May 8, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve often wondered why sharing a good book or movie with someone gives me such joy. Tastes are as varied as humanity, but common visions exist and are apparently sought. My wife, Becky, enjoys murder mysteries, especially if there is political...
by Mark Nagi | May 8, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman So, I’m a big hockey fan. The team and the situation aren’t important to the story, but recently my team lost a playoff game that they had greatly in hand. It bothered me. It bothered me the point that the rest of my day was ruined, as was the next...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 8, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time, someone will contact me who has been fired or let go and they will ask me if they have a cause of action against their employer for wrongful termination or retaliatory discharge. Before I even know any of the facts my default...
by Joe Rector | May 8, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Grandson Madden spent a few days with us not long ago. Having him around brought life to our otherwise mundane existence; even Sadie, our dog, was beside herself with excitement. What I noticed most of all about Madden is that little boy smell. It wasn’t...
by design | May 8, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore When I was a young girl, for a few weeks in the spring, I had the pleasure of running through the fields chasing fireflies. I remember well my mother giving me a jar with holes punched in the lid to capture these amazing bugs of nature, and, later, I...
