by design | Aug 21, 2016 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams If the rest of this season is anything like the start, Seymour High football fans may be calling the Eagles’ No. 5 Austin Bruiser on Friday nights. Seymour’s public address announcer, Charlie Householder, was so impressed by Austin Brewster’s first...
by design | Aug 21, 2016 | The Daily Focus
On Tuesday, August 23, staff from the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) will be at Northshore Elementary School from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to discuss, receive comments on, and answer questions regarding the updates to the Southwest County Sector Plan. Staff is...
by design | Aug 21, 2016 | The Daily Focus
In its fourth year, the Knoxville Film Festival, produced by award-winning filmmaker Keith McDaniel, in partnership with Dogwood Arts, the Visit Knoxville Film Office and Regal Entertainment Group, will include more than 40 hours of film screenings at Regal Downtown...
by design | Aug 20, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Knoxville may be experiencing 90-degree weather, but the City’s Office of Special Events is thinking about Christmas lights and candy canes. In fact, the Office of Special Events is excited to be planning Christmas in the City 2016, which takes place during the...
by design | Aug 20, 2016 | The Daily Focus
State Senator Becky Massey (R-Knoxville) is hosting an informational meeting on Monday, August 22, to help individuals with disabilities tap into the state’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE TN) program. The meeting for individuals with disabilities and their...
by design | Aug 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
A one-block section of South Gay Street will be closed overnight Tuesday as two cranes hoist a refurbished Tennessee Theatre vertical sign back into position. The work by a Sycamore Sign Service crew will close Gay Street between Clinch and Church avenues from 6 p.m....
by design | Aug 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely In a packed meeting at Democratic Headquarters Thursday evening fifteen party officials of the 15th state house district voted 11-4 to select Rick Staples as the party nominee in November. Staples is replacing Rep. Joe Armstrong who was convicted of a...
by design | Aug 19, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Statewide prevention effort aimed at reducing drug, alcohol, and tobacco use In counties and communities across Tennessee, anti-drug coalitions are working to reduce dependence on harmful and potentially lethal substances such as prescription drugs, alcohol, and...
by design | Aug 18, 2016 | The Daily Focus
This evening’s Third Thursday Concert at New Harvest Park has been canceled due to inclement weather. The concert will not be rescheduled.
by design | Aug 18, 2016 | The Daily Focus
KNOXVILLE—Tennessee Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Dave Hart, who is entering his sixth year at the helm of the Volunteer Athletics program, announced Thursday that he will retire from the position of Director of Athletics, effective June 30, 2017. ...
