by design | Oct 23, 2016 | The Daily Focus
“Appalachian Basketry” will be the next presentation in the Southern Appalachian Studies Series at the Blount County Public Library. While the age-old craft of basketry can be traced back to Biblical times, this program will feature a demonstration of basic...
by design | Oct 22, 2016 | The Daily Focus
On Monday, the City of Knoxville will host the second in a series of “Neighborhoods to Nature” walks, designed to encourage citizens to discover nearby parks and greenways while also promoting physical activity. The walk will be held Monday, Oct. 24, with local...
by design | Oct 21, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Who: Knox County Health Department (KCHD) What: Community Flu Vaccination Clinic When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: South-Doyle...
by design | Oct 20, 2016 | The Daily Focus
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and the Knoxville Area Employment Consortium (KAEC) is hosting a Disability Employment Awareness Breakfast Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 from 7:45 – 9:30 a.m. at the Downtown Hilton, 501 West Church Avenue....
by design | Oct 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Members of the Knoxville IAFF Local 65 Fire Fighter Association are set to kick off the fire fighter’s annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) find urgently needed treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy,...
by design | Oct 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Early voting begins next today for the Nov. 8 election. At the end of the ballot – after selections for president, Congress and the state Legislature – there are four proposed amendments to the Knoxville City Charter. For times and locations for early voting,...
by design | Oct 18, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Public Library is honored to welcome Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett for a discussion of “I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa” by Charles Brandt, at noon on Wednesday, October 19 in the East Tennessee...
by design | Oct 18, 2016 | The Daily Focus
KNOXVILLE—Alan Alda, an acclaimed actor and science educator widely known for his role in the television series “M*A*S*H,” will speak at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Alda will deliver the second Ken and Blaire Mossman...
by design | Oct 17, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is once again launching a Wreaths Across America team in an effort to raise funds to place as many live wreaths as possible on the graves of veterans buried at the three veterans cemetery locations in Knox County. A $15...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 17, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan As complicated as the criminal justice may seem, there are really only three different levels of offenses: infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies. An infraction is something simple like a speeding ticket or a moving violation, where a police...
