by design | Mar 19, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Extreme Energy Makeover (KEEM) program was honored with a 2017 Southface Fulcrum Award at the 19th annual Greenprints Conference held in Atlanta, March 7 – 8. KEEM launched in August 2015 as a project of the Smarter Cities Partnership, a...
by design | Mar 18, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The first of six free tennis clinics will take place March 19 at Goodfriend Tennis Center (UT campus). This series of clinics is a community outreach effort on the part of the UT men and women’s tennis teams to introduce the sport to young children and encourage...
by design | Mar 17, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville will be extra Irish this weekend as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations including a parade, a family-friendly fair, live music on the Market Square stage and two different charity runs dominate downtown. Free parking is available after 6 p.m. Friday and...
by design | Mar 17, 2017 | The Daily Focus
March 21-25, 2017, event to feature displays, classes, appraisals and first-time Western-themed entertainment More than 500 artfully designed and carefully stitched quilts will compete for more than $20,000 in prize money at the 23rd A Mountain Quiltfest in...
by design | Mar 16, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The state veterinarian for Tennessee is urging all poultry owners to take extra precautions to protect their flocks from illness. “We are working to protect the poultry population from exposure to avian influenza,” State Veterinarian Dr. Charles Hatcher said....
by design | Mar 15, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is scheduled to have lunch at Vol Market #3, 3400 Western Ave., with Tennessee Senator Mark Green this Friday, March 17, from 11:30 until 1 p.m. The media, members of the public and other elected officials, including the Knox County...
by design | Mar 15, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the unveiling of the Dolly Parton Statue. Created by artist Jim Gray, the statue is located on the Sevier County Courthouse lawn in historic downtown Sevierville. The exhibit, 30: Celebrating...
by design | Mar 14, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Seymour’s spring Roads and Rivers Day will be held on Saturday, March 18, from 9:00 a. m. until noon. Sevier County’s Keep Sevier Beautiful organization sponsors this twice-a-year effort to remove litter from the area’s roads, rivers, stream banks,...
by design | Mar 14, 2017 | The Daily Focus
It may feel wintery outside, but Dogwood Arts will be ready to kick off annual spring events with the return of the Hikes & Blooms program this weekend. Hikes & Blooms is made possible with the help of Legacy Parks Foundation. “We love to create ways...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 13, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When people come see me to get divorced, one of the questions that I hear the most is, “I want this done as quickly as possible, how long will it take until I’m actually divorced?” The answer is, “Well, it depends.” Pursuant to Tennessee Code...
