by design | Jul 7, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Like it does about every summer, it came down to Karns versus Maryville. The boys from Blount County came out on top this year, rallying for an 11-9 win over host Karns in a close and exciting District 6 Little League championship game Friday night....
by design | Jul 7, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Eleven of the candidates for Knoxville City Council will attend a candidate forum at the Knoxville News Sentinel Building on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. The forum will be moderated by WATE’s Blake Stevens and is co-sponsored by Centro Hispano, the Alumnae...
by design | Jul 6, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Butterflies and Birds: How to Bring These Three B’s Into Your Garden Master Gardener Cathy Carpenter and Rosa Thomas will teach you the basics of making a garden that will welcome a lively and beautiful mix of bees, butterflies and birds. This free public event is...
by design | Jul 5, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Thursday, July 11, Historic Ramsey House Annual Meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Join us at Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, for our Annual Membership Meeting! Come enjoy fellowship and dinner with other “Friends of the Ramsey House”! Dinner will be...
by design | Jul 4, 2019 | The Daily Focus
Come enjoy an evening of tales! Family Friendly Storytellers Millie Sieber, Fred Goddard, Chip Bailey entertain. Friday, July 5, 6-7:30. Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St, Maryville,TN. Coffee and desserts available. Free Parking. Donations Gratefully Accepted....
by design | Jul 3, 2019 | The Daily Focus
~from the Office of Neighborhoods The Montgomery Village Residents Association would like to invite all residents and Knoxville neighbors to join them for a memorial walk and candle light vigil. Come out to the track behind the Montgomery Village Boys and Girls...
by design | Jul 2, 2019 | The Daily Focus
USCIS celebrates Independence Day by welcoming nearly 7,500 new citizens U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will present 129 citizenship candidates to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee during a special naturalization...
by design | Jul 1, 2019 | The Daily Focus
While most Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, the Museum of Appalachia marks the occasion with an old- fashioned “anvil shoot”. Every 4th of July, the Museum uses gunpowder to launch a 200-pound anvil hundreds of feet into the air! “When the...
by design | Jul 1, 2019 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, JOSEPH A. SHANKS, by a Deed of Trust dated January 20, 2012, of record in instrument number 201202070043396 in the Knox County Register of Deeds Office (the “Deed of Trust”) conveyed the real property herein described to...
by design | Jul 1, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Except during medical school, I’ve lived in Knoxville all my life. I love my hometown which is not too big or too small and, of course, we have the Vols! However, a common complaint of city life is traffic. And Knoxville’s traffic situation has...