~ from the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church When: Saturday, February 16th, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 Join us for our Annual Alliance Book Sale! We will have hundreds of gently loved books, CDs, DVDs, VCRs, vinyl records, games and puzzles for sale at bargain basement prices. Books […]
By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Please make time to attend the first Recode zoning change workshop in City Council this upcoming Thursday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City-County Building. Your future property rights could depend on your attendance. Recode Draft 4 was approved by Knoxville-Knox County Planning on […]
By Alex Norman This coming Wednesday (February 6) is officially National Signing Day, the day that high school football players announce where they plan to play in college and further their education. There are crying parents, cheering teammates, and enough cap dances to fill one of the domed stadiums they hope to play in […]
By Steve Williams With 20 years of experience as a football official, I would like to share my thoughts on the most famous non-call in the history of the National Football League. You know the one. I understand the argument some make about a loss shouldn’t be blamed on one bad call and that […]
Eddie Mannis kicks off mayoral campaign By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “I’m never going to accept that OK is good enough,” promised Eddie Mannis as he kicked off his campaign to become Knoxville’s next mayor. Mannis praised the city’s past three mayors for the progress they fostered but said more needs to be done. Mannis was […]
By Steve Hunley The radical abortion legislation pushed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, along with the remarks of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who was supporting similar legislation in his own state, is nothing less than appalling. Governor Northam said on a radio show, in describing the effect of the abortion bill, “So in this […]
By Rose King Mary Grubb Hickman celebrated her 92nd birthday at a surprise gathering on Saturday, January 26. Thinking she was going for an intimate birthday dinner with long-time friends, state Representative Dave Wright and wife, Pat, Mary brought her famous Hummingbird Cake to share with her friends after their meal. “Mary is so […]
By Ray Hill Pulaski Congressman Ross Bass had defeated Governor Frank Clement for the Democratic nomination to succeed the late Senator Estes Kefauver. Bass faced Republican Howard Baker in the general election. It was the first time Frank Clement had lost an election and his defeat had been sweeping. Congressman Bass confidently approached the general […]
A standing-room-only crowd attended a forum on problems and rates of the Hallsdale Powell Utility District Thursday. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, a HPUD customer, hosted the event. (Photo by Rose King)
By Focus Staff Residents have been complaining about high water and sewer rates from the Hallsdale-Powell Utility District for years. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs hosted a public meeting to address the district’s water and sewage system Thursday evening at Brickey-McCloud Elementary School. The utility district serves some 30,000 water customers and 24,000 sewer […]
By Steve Williams Ayden Greene warmed up just in time. Powell Middle School’s left handed shooting guard went ice cold for almost two periods, but fired in a 3-pointer to end a serious Cleveland run late in the third and the Panthers held off the Blue Raiders 42-35 in the Section 1 AAA tournament at […]