by design | Sep 11, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay A warm day is always good for ice cream and several East Knoxville residents turned out for Town Hall East’s Neighborhood Scoop Party on Saturday, September 3 at Tank Strickland Park. The ice cream social was an attempt to help the residents of several East...
by design | Sep 11, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The next meeting of the Alice Bell/Springhill Neighborhood will be held on Monday, September 19, 2016 at 7 p.m. at New Harvest Park. The guest speaker will be a representative of the new owners of Knoxville Center. They are looking for input as to what people would...
by design | Sep 11, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Please make plans to join us at 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 12, at Eastminster Presbyterian Fellowship Hall. Kroger will provide refreshments and will share the exciting plans for revitalizing the Asheville Highway store. Ken McMahon from the Community Development...
by design | Sep 10, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Rev. John Gargis, Associate Pastor, Fountain City United Methodist Church, will be the speaker at the September 12 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike. Rev. Gargis will provide information on “Celebrate Recovery,” a program that...
by design | Sep 9, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Awards handed out in seven categories On a warm, beautiful late summer’s eve, a crowd of nearly 600 people gathered to enjoy some of the best food in Blount County as 21 area restaurants and grocers took part in the 15th annual Taste of Blount hosted by the...
by design | Sep 9, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department will offer the fifth annual “Doggie Dip” on Sunday, Sept. 11, from 1-6 p.m. at Inskip Pool, 4204 Bruhin Road. It’s the end of the swimming pool season, and Inskip Pool will once again offer a dog-only swim party,...
by design | Sep 8, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Parks and Recreation’s Second Saturday Concerts at The Cove finish up the 2016 season this Saturday, Sept. 10 with cover band Vinyl Mania. They will perform popular rock cover songs. The free, family friendly concerts will take place from 6 to 8...
by design | Sep 7, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services joins in celebration with Tennesseans who strive every day to overcome their behavioral health conditions, with the goal of living a life of purpose in recovery from their mental health and...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 6, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When people get arrested, the first thing that comes to mind is, “Oh no, I’m going to jail and who knows how long I’ll have to stay.” But what they often forget about is the enormous cost that can be associated just with getting arrested and...
by Joe Rector | Sep 6, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I began a new job as a substitute teacher at the beginning of the school year. The first couple of days were rough as I reacquainted myself with teenaged students. I’d spent 30 years as a teacher but had been gone from the school setting and the...
