by design | Apr 24, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Knox County Health Department are partnering to bring live music over a four-week span to the health department’s vaccine clinic in North Knoxville. String ensembles from the KSO will perform one-hour concerts in the...
by design | Apr 23, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Knox County student, Christopher Carter, is one of the 62 students who placed first or second in their categories at this year’s virtual Tennessee History Day contest representing Tennessee at National History Day this summer. Carter earned this honor by taking second...
by design | Apr 22, 2021 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSA) ask Tennesseans to take part in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Take Back Day for prescription drugs on Saturday,...
by design | Apr 22, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Trainings Prepare Tennessee Teachers for Implementing Phonics-Based Approach when Teaching Students How to Read Yesterday, the Tennessee Department of Education announced that $1,000 stipends for completion of the two-week Early Reading Training will now be...
by design | Apr 21, 2021 | The Daily Focus
This Thursday, April 22, Keep Knoxville Beautiful will be hosting an Earth Day Trash Run. The cleanup will kick off at Albright Grove Brewing Company, 2924 Sutherland Avenue, at 6 p.m. The Trash Run is a non-competitive fun run and litter pickup for...
by design | Apr 20, 2021 | The Daily Focus
Rain couldn’t stop the 32nd annual Ijams River Rescue presented by TVA! Almost 475 volunteers braved inclement weather to collect 15.4 tons of trash from 32 sites in and along East Tennessee’s waterways on March 27, 2021. Originally there were 717 volunteers signed up...
by Jim Ferguson | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Ferguson
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the...
by Mike Steely | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Outside of the rush and crowds of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville there’s a small community that is a breath of fresh air. Pittman Center is a surprise and an almost hidden overnight stay for a growing number of overnight renters and campers....
by Tom Mattingly | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly When push comes to shove for quarterbacks battling for playing time, as is the case this spring and more than likely going into the fall, there are a number of cliches that seem applicable. “The No. 2 quarterback is always the most popular guy in...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi When Josh Heupel was hired as Tennessee’s head football coach at the end of January, he went into it with his eyes wide open. Heupel knew that the situation he was inheriting was not ideal. This was a program coming off a 3-7 season that would also be...
