by design | Jun 29, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Vote no to city tax increase in November By Steve Hunley The City of Knoxville appears to have a spending problem. In order to spend even more, it must increase taxes. The last property tax hike was a whopping 40% increase. Now, Mayor Indya Kincannon is asking...
by design | Jun 29, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Seymour girls lacrosse team has magical 2025, makes state championship match By Ken Lay When high school girls lacrosse was a club sport, the Seymour Lady Eagles rose to prominence. Now that the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association is sanctioning the...
by design | Jun 29, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Gentleman From Kentucky J. C. W. Beckham By Ray Hill John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham was the first U.S. senator to be popularly elected by the people of Kentucky. Beckham was the leader of a powerful wing of the Bluegrass State’s Democratic Party and was an...
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Forgotten African-American Cemetery rests in Solway By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com There is a small cemetery on the George Light Road in Solway that has a very interesting history. The Knoxville Focus would not have learned about the historic...
by design | Jun 29, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
TSD’s Fondren ‘just loved running’ Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame will be August 21 By Steve Williams Forty years ago, a special athlete at Tennessee School for the Deaf not only excelled on the high school level in football, basketball and track, but...
by design | Jun 29, 2025 | The Daily Focus
FALL RISK ASSESSMENT CLINIC Who: O’Connor Senior Center & Tennessee Wesleyan University What: Fall Risk Assessment Clinic When: Monday, June 30 and Monday, July 7, 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Where: John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona Street in Knoxville Every...
