by design | Oct 6, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Knox Heritage presents the next installment of the monthly series Preservation Network on Saturday, October 8th at 10:00 a.m. Preservation Network is held at Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike. Parking is at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. It is free...
by design | Oct 6, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Starting this week and continuing through the end of fall, more than 6 miles of downtown City streets will be repaved. The $600,000 combined investment by the City of Knoxville and Knoxville Utilities Board in new asphalt is being coordinated to coincide with...
by design | Oct 6, 2016 | The Daily Focus
A Scarfmaking Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness Month To promote Breast Cancer awareness month and cancer survivorship, Dogwood Arts is hosting a scarfmaking fundraiser, Boobs & Blooms on October 22 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Krutch Park Extension in Downtown...
by design | Oct 5, 2016 | The Daily Focus
All Knoxvillians with an appetite for community improvement are invited to the 4th and final Knoxville SOUP of 2016 on October 6th, 2016. The dinner will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kerbela Temple at 315 Mimosa Ave. SOUP is an exciting...
by design | Oct 5, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The latest lab report has confirmed the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Culex mosquitoes in the West Emory Road area of Powell. Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol, the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) will spray for mosquitoes...
by design | Oct 5, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Pointe at Lifespring, a new senior living community currently under construction, is pleased to announce Annie Smalley as the Assisted Living Director for the new community. Located in Knoxville, the new assisted living and memory care community is expected to be...
by design | Oct 4, 2016 | The Daily Focus
This weekend – taking advantage of fall break at the University of Tennessee and no home Vol football game – crews will be rebuilding the intersection of Cumberland Avenue at 22nd Street. Between 12:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, traffic...
by design | Oct 3, 2016 | Public Notice
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on October 25, 2016 on or about 10:00AM local time, at the North door, Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 3, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan There is a lot of confusion about the term judicial diversion, with many thinking it is something like a “get out of jail free” card. Judicial diversion, at its base level, means you can plead guilty to a charge and serve the probationary period...
by design | Oct 3, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
I have decided to take a sabbatical from writing/reporting for The Focus. As many of you know, I am a consulting geologist during the day, and cover education issues in my spare time – but the demands of my “day job” have increased measurably and consumed...