Celebrate Earth Day Saturday at EarthFest Rain or shine, the 19th annual EarthFest will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave. This year’s theme is Make Your Mark featuring the local “makers community” and, as always, it’s a free, zero-waste […]
By Steve Hunley Once again the State of Tennessee has been embarrassed by the failure of TNReady. Taxpayers spend $30 million annually to fund TNReady, which is supposed to help gauge the progress of students. It seems every year there is a problem with the testing platform. Amber Rountree, South Knoxville’s representative on the […]
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Developer Rick Dover and his partner, Charles Carlyle of Boston Development, shared their tentative plans for the redevelopment of Knoxville’s former State Supreme Court building with city council members Thursday afternoon. Empty for years the complex takes up a block of downtown between Henley, Cumberland, Locust and Church Streets, opposite […]
By Ray Hill By 1934, Republicans were not much of a factor in statewide elections in Tennessee. The political landscape in the Volunteer State had changed with the resignation of Senator Cordell Hull, who had agreed to serve as Secretary of State in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. It fell to […]
By Ken Lay Ben Baumgardner has always dreamed of playing professional ice hockey. He may now get the chance to lace up his skates and play in NHL arenas. He came one step closer to realizing his lifelong dream recently when he signed a contract to play for the Essa Stallions of the Canadian Premier […]
By Steve Williams The better the weather, the better Josh Sobota performs in the discus and shot put events. That was the case recently as the Bearden High senior set personal records in both events. He threw the discus 194 feet, 7 inches – his personal record – at a Bearden home meet April 12 […]
Meet and Greet before the walk The UT Arboretum Society will hold a Meet and Greet followed by a spring wildflower walk on Saturday, May 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Haw Ridge Park on Edgemoor Road in Oak Ridge. The parking lot is at the west end of the park. The […]
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform a FREE, family-friendly concert on Market Square in downtown Knoxville on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Home Federal Bank, this concert is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. This is an excellent photo and video opportunity. View Facebook event. What: […]
Nashville, Tenn. – Self-represented litigants in Knox County will soon be able to enjoy convenient access to valuable legal information and resources thanks to a grant provided by the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Administrative Office of the Courts. The grant covers the expense of purchasing and installing a special court kiosk in Knox County. […]
Dance the night away, hunt for treasure, hike among the wildflowers, taste a slawburger, see the world’s largest Titanic ship built with Legos; and experience festivals celebrating culture, art and history. Here’s what’s going on across Tennessee this week. For a complete list of events, visit tnvacation.com/calendar. Ongoing Memphis – “The Chaos and the Cosmos: […]