by design | Jun 3, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Report credits the state for being a national leader in the Two-Generation approach to helping parents and children. The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is receiving recognition for several years of work to radically change the way it serves thousands...
by design | Jun 2, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Elks Lodge No. 160, located at 5600 Lonas Road, Knoxville, TN 37909, will host an annual Flag Day and Retirement Ceremony on June 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. The Lodge will do a short presentation of the history of our country’s flag, followed by an outdoor...
by design | Jun 1, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Neighborhood Working Group on Blighted Properties (NWG) will meet Thursday, June 7, 5:15-6:30 p.m., at Cansler Family YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. All are welcome. City staff attended the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in...
by design | May 31, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Soak in the summer with music festivals like CMA Music Fest, Bonnaroo and Riverbend. Free music is on tap across the state. Experience Bluegrass & Barbecue, Yoga & Whiskey, Brew at the Zoo and even a festival for pups. Here’s what’s going on across Tennessee...
by design | May 31, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Office of Neighborhoods has launched the 2019 season for the Neighborhood Small Grants Program (NSGP). To apply for a grant under the NSGP and you did not attend last Saturday’s workshop; your organization must send a representative to ONE of the following...
by design | May 30, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Eastside Sunday Market is pleased to announce the launch of our inaugural farmers’ market at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Sunday, June 3rd, 2-5pm. The community will be able to shop for a variety of locally-grown produce and crafts. The market is a community...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan We have all heard that we can act in self-defense when someone is trying to hurt us but what does Tennessee law actually says we are allowed to do that? There are actually three very short statutes that spell out what you can do when acting in...
by design | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Roan State Park is in a beautiful, lush mountain area in Carter County, near the little town of Elizabethton, Tennessee. The hills are symmetrically dotted by spruce-fir trees that bedazzle one’s eyes and later become Christmas trees. Also, there are...
by Ralphine Major | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I saw her at the end of the line looking grown up in cap and gown. High school graduates were honored at our church on Mother’s Day. My mind raced back to a time when I first met the graduating senior as a two-year-old one Sunday. With this child...
by Joe Rector | May 29, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector All over the country, folks are assembling at churches, school gyms, and larger facilities to hold graduation ceremonies. Whether the event is for a high school or college, moms, dads, husbands, wives, and children are celebrating the educational...
