by design | Apr 1, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The 2016 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon race weekend is this Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, and a record number of more than 8,000 runners are expected to participate in the 12th annual event. The race weekend schedule is as follows: Saturday, April...
by design | Apr 1, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Interested volunteers still have time to sign up for Ijams Nature Center’s 27th annual River Rescue of the Tennessee River this Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The community-wide annual event, involving about 1,000 volunteers, covers 30...
by design | Mar 31, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Pearl Harbor is the first three-gallery changeable exhibit that Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies has installed. Pearl Harbor is an interactive and educational exhibit on the history of the date which will live in infamy! See, hear and interact throughout...
by design | Mar 31, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Teams from around the country have begun arriving in town as the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics 2016 competition gets underway. The event moves to University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Thompson-Boling Arena this year—a...
by design | Mar 31, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Program Reflects One-Time Funding Increases Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer today released TDOT’s annual three year transportation program, featuring approximately $2 billion in infrastructure investments...
by design | Mar 31, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The public is invited to join Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett for lunch on Friday, April 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jackie’s Dream Cafe in East Knoxville. The restaurant, which is known for its soul food and hot chicken, is located at 2223 McCalla Ave and has been...
by design | Mar 31, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Tennessee State Parks Deputy Commissioner Brock Hill and other Parks staff were honored with the 2016 Excellence In Preservation Leadership Award during an annual historical preservation conference on March 16. The award was presented by the Tennessee...
by design | Mar 29, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Shepherd’s Men, a group of 14 members running from Boston to Atlanta to raise money for treatment of PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), will make a stop in Neyland Stadium on Wednesday, March 30th at 3 p.m. as part of a nine-day run through 10 cities. The...
by design | Mar 29, 2016 | The Daily Focus
DHS outlines its Two-Generation approach to creating cycles of success for Tennessee families Today the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) launched its two-generation approach to poverty with an informational webpage named “2G for Tennessee.” The new...
by design | Mar 29, 2016 | The Daily Focus
School Board member Karen Carson will be holding a meeting for the Fifth District community at Farragut High School on Thursday, March 31, 2016. The meeting will be held in the Farragut High School library from 6-7 p.m. (11237 Kingston Pike). The purpose of...
