by design | Mar 29, 2018 | The Daily Focus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This week marks the commemoration of the 50th anniversary remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Other events include art shows, wildflower hikes, unique exhibits and Easter celebrations across the state. Here’s what’s going on...
by design | Mar 29, 2018 | The Daily Focus
On Monday, April 2, poets Kristin Robertson and Daniel Lawless will read as part of UT’s Writers in the Library reading series. Kristin Robertson is the author of Surgical Wing (Alice James Books, 2017). Her poetry appears recently in The Gettysburg Review, Harvard...
by design | Mar 28, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County and several community partners will host a forum for the candidates for Knox County School Board. Who: Andre Canty and Dametraus Jaggers (District 1), Virginia Babb (District 4), Terry Hill...
by design | Mar 28, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Haslam Approves School Safety Working Group Recommendations – Puts Forth Plan to Significantly Increase Available Funding for School Safety and Implement a Statewide Technology Application for Anonymous Reporting of Threats and Suspicious Activity NASHVILLE –...
by design | Mar 28, 2018 | The Daily Focus
16th Annual Race with a Mission benefits Knox Area Rescue Ministries The early bird discount for team registration for the KARM Dragon Boat Festival has been extended through March 31. Early registration includes a $100 discount on the team registration fee....
by design | Mar 27, 2018 | The Daily Focus
What and When: 5th Annual Vietnam Veterans Day observance in Knox County Thursday, March 29 11:00 a.m. Where: East Tennessee Veterans Memorial at World’s Fair Park Why: To recognize Vietnam Veterans on the anniversary of the last US troop withdrawal from the Republic...
by design | Mar 27, 2018 | The Daily Focus
The Community Egg Hunt will be hosted by Beardsley Community Farm on March 31 from 1-3 p.m. All skilled egg hunters ages 2 to 10 are invited to participate in CAC Beardsley Community Farm’s 2018 Community Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.! The...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan It seems that whenever I am watching a crime drama on TV, the detective and his team are using some fancy DNA test to figure out who the criminal is. Unfortunately, that does not happen really at all in the real world (sorry to burst your...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The sight was breathtaking! Just when we were beginning to enjoy temperatures in the sixties and even the seventies, Mother Nature unveiled a surprise! An early spring snow marked the first day of spring! Evidently, some areas got more than...
by Joe Rector | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Well, March Madness became just that for Tennessee fans. In the span of 24 hours, both of our favorite teams exited the NCAA tournament. During the same timeframe, the Vols baseball team lost two games to Ole Miss. Ouch, it was rough weekend and a...
