by design | May 2, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
PHOTO BY JAMES SPEARS. Dust flies as Macy Belyea of Powell slides to try and avoid a tag in Lady Panthers’ 2-1 win over Gibbs. By Steve Williams Alaina Watson, playing first base for Powell, was involved in two smacks in the softball game at Gibbs last week. She...
by design | May 2, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Knoxville Catholic High School introduced its new football coach last week, ending a three-week search to replace Steve Matthews. And the Irish lured a successful coach from Georgia to East Tennessee to take over the reins for the Catholic program. Korey...
by design | May 2, 2021 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon invited various members of the media into her office Tuesday to answer questions about her proposed budget. The Knoxville Focus joined News-Sentinel’s Tyler Whetstone and Scott Barker...
by design | May 2, 2021 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Office of Neighborhoods The East Tennessee Community Design Center (ETCDC) is working alongside the Old North Knoxville Beautification Committee to make changes to First Creek Park. They recently conducted a survey to learn what updates neighbors...
by design | May 1, 2021 | The Daily Focus
EDIT: Due to possible severe weather in the forecast for Wednesday, the Senior Job Fair will now take place on Thursday, May 6, 9 am – 11 am at the Ross Building parking lot. Senior Employment Service for everyone age 50+ Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9 a.m. – 11...
by design | Apr 30, 2021 | The Daily Focus
On Saturday, May 1 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.., the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians will sell Girl Scout Cookies at a drive-through booth in the West Town Mall parking lot, at the corner of Kingston Pike and Morrell Road. Local troops will be running the...
by design | Apr 30, 2021 | The Daily Focus
On May 1, 2021, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a car show at the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway, to raise money for the county Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program. D.A.R.E. is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse...
by design | Apr 29, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The Knox County Parks and Recreation Department will open its splash pads for the 2021 season on Saturday, May 1. The splash pads are automated water playgrounds for kids of all ages and free and open to the public. The county has splash pads located at three...
by design | Apr 28, 2021 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Office of Neighborhoods As Earth Month comes to a close, the City of Knoxville’s Office of Waste & Resources has shared some great information and services to help you reduce your contribution to the landfill. First: limit what you throw...
by design | Apr 27, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs provided the following statement regarding Governor Bill Lee’s decision to lift public health interventions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a significant development that demonstrates we are another step closer to...
