by design | Jul 5, 2015 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely The Knox County Board of Education’s Evaluation Committee met Thursday to begin tweaking the language of a 14-page document that will probably be used in evaluating Superintendent James McIntyre and future superintendents. The two part...
by design | Jun 9, 2015 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely Among the many items on the Knoxville City Council agenda tonight are several donations to various organizations including $1,000 from Community Improvement Funds toward the creation of the Everly Brothers Park. City Councilman Duane Grieve has...
by design | Jun 2, 2015 | Knox County, Knoxville, The Daily Focus
The FAITH Coalition will host Emmy award winner, author and HIV/AIDS advocate Marvelyn Brown for “Lift Every Voice: on Faith, Hope and Facing HIV/AIDS” Saturday, June 6 at 4 p.m. at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. “Marvelyn’s...
by design | May 11, 2015 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfcous.com Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is scheduled to release the county’s 2015-2016 Budget proposal this morning just as The Focus hits the streets. In a meeting Thursday the Focus learned a few things that will be in Burchett’s address...
by design | May 7, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Mooreland Heights Elementary School (MHES) will be performing the musical, “Willy Wonka Kids,” on May 8, 2015, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Because of the popularity of the school’s musical performances, the “Willy Wonka Kids”...
by design | Apr 29, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Knoxville will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, April 30 through May 3. A series of programs and activities will highlight Union, Confederate, and African American perspectives, with a focus on Reconstruction, remembrance, and...