by design | May 13, 2018 | The Daily Focus
‘The Soul of America’ Looks at Critical Times in Our History Renowned presidential historian and Tennessee native Jon Meacham has a message of hope for Americans in these tumultuous times. Meacham will appear in Knoxville on Sunday, July 8, at 7 p.m. at First...
by design | May 12, 2018 | The Daily Focus
PROGRAM: Junior Historian Camp | Summer Camp open to children age 9-13 DATE: June 25-29, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. LOCATION: East Tennessee History Center 601 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902 ADMISSION: $80...
by design | May 11, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Every year, fires cost business owners billions of dollars—a fact brought home by the 2016 Gatlinburg Fires. That number doesn’t even begin to measure the impact fires have on the business itself and the families of employees who are injured or killed by the...
by design | May 10, 2018 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Treat your mom for Mother’s Day, listen to storytellers, trace your family history, tip your glass to wine festivals, find bargains along the Hwy 52 Yard Sale, taste the world’s best barbecue in championship cook-offs and savor strawberries....
by design | May 10, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Helen Ross McNabb recently opened its new Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center (BHUCC), which was created to provide an alternative to incarceration for individuals who are charged with a misdemeanor; who exhibit symptoms of mental illness, substance abuse, and...
by design | May 9, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Recruiting and retaining members and volunteers for neighborhood organizations will be the primary focus of this month’s meeting of the Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC), with Neighborhood Coordinator David Massey facilitating the discussion. NAC meets from...
by design | May 9, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The 18th Annual Vestival, South Knoxville’s art, music, and heritage festival, sponsored by Candoro Arts and Heritage Center, will be held Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of Knoxville’s Historic Candoro Marble Building off Martin Mill Pike in...
by design | May 8, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Lawsuit against prescription opioid producers set to move forward BRISTOL, Tenn. — Second Judicial District Chancellor E.G. Moody issued a ruling today on multiple motions filed by prescription opioid producers to dismiss the Sullivan Baby Doe lawsuit. The lawsuit...
by design | May 8, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that fifteen schools have received the Tennessee STEM School Designation, the first in the state to receive this award. This designation, developed in collaboration with the STEM Leadership Council and the...
by design | May 7, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Medical verbiage can be confusing. I’m told there are 500,000 words in the English language, and then if you add medical, legal and technical language to the base number there may be upwards of a million words in the English lexicon. The purpose of...
