by design | Feb 24, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Echota District, Boy Scouts of America, held their Volunteer Recognition Banquet, on Thursday, February 9 at the Fountain City Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. This District covers Fountain City, Hall’s, Gibbs, Corryton, Powell, and Maynardville. Honorees...
by design | Feb 24, 2017 | The Daily Focus
TENNESSEE CAPITOL REPORT continues its third season as a 30-minute show on Tennessee’s Public Television stations this Sunday. Shot on location at the State Capitol in Nashville, the show offers in-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes video covering...
by design | Feb 23, 2017 | The Daily Focus
SAN DIEGO- A 2003 Powell High School graduate and Knoxville, Tennessee native is serving in the U.S. Navy as a member of Space and Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). As an integrated logistics support intern, Lt.j.g. Charity Whitfield is responsible for...
by design | Feb 22, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Senate Transportation and Safety Committee approved legislation today requiring all new driver’s licenses issued to persons under the age of 21 in Tennessee be printed in vertical format to help businesses easily identify those who cannot drink alcohol. Senate...
by design | Feb 22, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Bearden High School will host its third annual student-run telethon for St. Jude’s from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23. The telethon will be broadcast on KCS-TV Channel 10 on Comcast. Bearden’s a cappella group B-Natural and the dance team are scheduled to perform....
by design | Feb 22, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Tonight Knox County At-Large Commissioners Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas are headed to South Knoxville for their next Ed & Bob Night Out in Knox County. Ed and Bob will be at Kay’s Ice Cream at 6200 Chapman Highway from 5 to 7 p.m. to meet the people of south...
by design | Feb 22, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Registration for the 67th annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 1. Each year, more than 700 people from more than 35 states and beyond descend on the Great Smoky Mountains as the spring flora tints the forest with flowers and vibrant...
by design | Feb 21, 2017 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) is inviting the public to the East Knox County Community Plan Open House on Thursday, February 23, 2017. This event will be held at Carter Elementary School, 8455 Strawberry Plains Pike,...
by design | Feb 21, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero invites the public to a Town Hall meeting on the importance of access to health care from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Whittle Springs Middle School, 2700 White Oak Lane. The League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox...
by design | Feb 21, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Over a five-year period, World War I ravaged Europe, the Middle East and parts of north Africa, overturning governments and costing millions of lives. The United States joined the battle in 1917, eventually mobilizing 130,000 soldiers from Tennessee. Countless other...
