by design | Apr 8, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Kiwanis Club of Northside Knoxville will hold its 45th annual Pancake Jamboree and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 9, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Saint John’s Lutheran Church, Broadway at Emory Place. All proceeds support the club’s community service activities. Tickets...
by design | Apr 7, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Halls Outdoor Classroom Celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The Outdoor Classroom is located behind Halls High School at 4321 E Emory Road. The event is free and open to the public. In addition to music by the Halls High Jazz Band,...
by design | Apr 7, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Vintage Baseball is ready to start its 3rd season at Historic Ramsey House on April 9, 2016. Come join the history and the fun; the games and parking are free; concessions will be available; Historic Home tour will be at a reduced rate of $5 per person. This game is a...
by design | Apr 7, 2016 | The Daily Focus
By Cynthia Day Spitler and Joan VanSickle Sloan Blount County offers a wide range of resources for people with disabilities. A Disability Resources and Transition Fair will be held at the Blount County Public Library on Monday, April 11, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. For...
by design | Apr 6, 2016 | The Daily Focus
KUB and its contractor will be closing a section of 17th Street between Cumberland Avenue and White Avenue from 10 p.m. Thursday, April 7, until 6 a.m. Friday, April 8, as work continues on the natural gas system. East-west Cumberland Avenue motorists...
by design | Apr 6, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Applications are now being accepted for the Youth Workforce Readiness Training and Internship Program, a collaborative project of Blount Partnership and Blount County Adult Education. This eight-week program provides workforce readiness training in the skills needed...
by design | Apr 6, 2016 | The Daily Focus
All Knoxvillians with an appetite for community improvement are invited to the 2nd Knoxville SOUP of 2016 set for April 7, 2016. The dinner is being held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Dara’s Garden, 2637 Maryville Pike, in South Knoxville. SOUP is an exciting...
by design | Apr 6, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Today, the Tennessee State Board of Education launched the science standards review website, https://apps.tn.gov/tcas/, to collect public feedback on Tennessee’s newly revised grade K-12 science standards. This is the first time the revised science standards,...
by design | Apr 5, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville-Knox County Emergency Management Agency (KEMA) has a new leader. Colin Ickes, who has been Operations Officer at KEMA for the past 11 years, has been named Director of the agency by Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Knoxville Mayor Madeline...
by design | Apr 5, 2016 | The Daily Focus
April is designated as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office and the Department of Safety and Homeland Security are joining to share a unified message: Thumbs Down to Texting and Driving. During April, the Highway...
