by design | Nov 8, 2013 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable and the City of Knoxville will commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial on Nov. 9th and 10th with the 150th Fort Dickerson Civil War Weekend, at Fort Dickerson Park. Join historians, authors and local re-enacting units to...
by design | Nov 7, 2013 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
Volunteers are needed at two upcoming Saturday workdays for the Pond Gap Elementary School community garden, a project of Pellissippi State Community College. Pellissippi State’s Service-Learning program has partnered with Pond Gap and the University of Tennessee to...
by design | Oct 30, 2013 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
RURAL/METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT REMINDS RESIDENTS TO ‘CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS, CHANGE YOUR BATTERY’ To help battle Tennessee’s high incidence of fire deaths, Rural/Metro is reminding homeowners to change the battery in their smoke alarms when Daylight...
by design | Oct 29, 2013 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
The journey to provide Excellence for All Children began in 2008 with the creation of the Knox County Schools’ ambitious five-year strategic plan. Five years later, the Knox County Schools is in the process of creating the next iteration of its strategic plan...
by design | Oct 24, 2013 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
On Saturday, October 26, 7 a.m.-noon, Knox County teachers, teaching assistants and administrators will have the opportunity to receive free classroom supplies when the Knox County Schools/PTA Teacher Supply Depot opens for the second time in the 2013-2014 school...
by design | Oct 23, 2013 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with Leisure Pools officials today announced the company will open a new facility in Knoxville. This facility, which will become the corporate headquarters for Leisure...