by design | Jan 16, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Record set in 2015 surpassed by more than 33,500 visitors. Zoo Knoxville welcomed 473,679 visitors in 2016, reaching a new attendance record for the second year in a row and exceeding the record set in 2015 by 33,564 people. While more than 202,000...
by design | Jan 15, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ annual Souper Bowl event raised $5,230 for United Way of Sevier County. Souper Bowl is one of Arrowmont’s favored fundraisers for our local community. Due to the Gatlinburg wildfires, the event originally scheduled for...
by design | Jan 14, 2017 | The Daily Focus
List Includes a New Field Day University of Tennessee AgResearch has released the 2017 field day schedule, which includes 11 field days and four special events. Field days are held at most of the 10 AgResearch and Education Centers located throughout the state. These...
by design | Jan 13, 2017 | The Daily Focus
City of Knoxville offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Waste Connections, the City’s residential garbage service contractor, will run on regular schedules. Downtown trash and recycling will be collected...
by design | Jan 13, 2017 | The Daily Focus
O’Connor Senior Center Painters present a new exhibition of more than 40 watercolors, oils, and acrylics entitled “Breaking Ground – What You Want to See” featuring more than ten artists. Each Wednesday, the O’Connor Painters meet at the O’Connor Senior...
by design | Jan 13, 2017 | The Daily Focus
Since 1969, January has been declared National Blood Donor Month due to the extra need for blood and platelets this time of year. The inclement weather during the winter months often results in cancelled blood drives and seasonal illnesses may prevent people from...