by design | Mar 27, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee, Fannie Battle Day Home Students Participate in Annual Easter Event Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam last week welcomed more than 65 children from Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee and Fannie Battle Day...
by design | Mar 26, 2016 | The Daily Focus
With mowing season upon us, City of Knoxville Fleet Services recently added nine propane-powered mowers for the Horticulture division of the Public Service Department to use on 400 acres of parks mowed regularly and an average 1,947 overgrown lots cut by the City...
by design | Mar 25, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Sixty percent of adults and half of adolescents with a mental illness are not receiving the services they need. That is why many of us on both sides of the political aisle believe there is a mental health crisis and why we are...
by design | Mar 25, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Exhibit at DreamMore Resort, Book Proceeds to Friends of the Smokies Today, at a media event at Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, Tri-Cities artist Benjamin Walls announced the release of his new book entitled “Beyond,” which will include a foreword written by...
by design | Mar 24, 2016 | The Daily Focus
The Townsend Artisan Guild, Townsend, TN, will host its seventh annual Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival, to be held at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend, April 15 – 17, 2016. The event will again offer its popular vendors marketplace;...
by design | Mar 24, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Motorists Urged to Obey Work Zone Speed Limits Despite Suspension of Construction The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and...
by design | Mar 23, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Roger Vines is the winner of the first Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival’s T-Shirt Design Contest. His design was chosen from 17 entries. The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival announced the contest in mid-Dec. 2015 which ended Feb. 1, 2016. Prizes include...
by design | Mar 22, 2016 | The Daily Focus
“Recent Advances in Southeastern Archaeology: Earliest Human Settlement” will be the second presentation in the Southern Appalachian Studies series at the Blount County Public Library. This lecture will focus on the native peoples of Southern Appalachia before...
by design | Mar 22, 2016 | The Daily Focus
Come enjoy wonderful food and family-friendly fun All eight Tennessee State Park restaurants will be serving special Easter meals to celebrate the holiday this Sunday, March 27. “If you want the ease of not having to cook at home and looking for a place to...
by design | Mar 21, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson A simple definition of a paradox is a contradiction. I’ve been thinking about this during what is paradoxically called Spring Break. It may be a break for students and perhaps for teachers and parents, but it is not a break for these grandparents....
