On January 16 at 7:00 p.m. the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission (FMPC) will decide if Verizon Communications may place 5G cellular small cell support structures in 12 locations in Farragut including four in residential areas, including Stonecrest, Farragut View and The Cove at Turkey Creek. I am requesting a delay for this approval as […]
Farragut Middle’s Annie Priest dribbles while Madison Smith defends in the Lady Hawks’ 30-19 victory over the Lady Admirals. Priest scored six points in the game while Smith finished with nine for HVMS. Photo by Ken Lay.
By Ken Lay Hardin Valley Middle School’s girls basketball team closed out its regular season with a signature victory at home Thursday night. The win was a rivalry victory and netted the Lady Hawks the Golden Turkey Award for the year. Hardin Valley used a stifling defense and smothered rival Farragut 30-19 to pick up […]
Rural Metro opens new Strawberry Plains Pike fire station By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Homeowners, business owners and facilities in the Forks of the River Industrial Park have a new fire station. Rural Metro Fire officially opened their new facility, Fire Station 27, at 5651 Strawberry Pike just off Governor John Sevier Highway, just […]
By Steve Hunley The old adage “You can’t please everybody” is probably more apt than ever. In a perfect world, Mike McMillan would be running for reelection to the Knox County Board of Education without opposition. Instead, he has a couple of opponents in the forthcoming primary. Whatever the standard for electing someone to the […]
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Old South High School’s transformation to South High Senior Living is progressing nicely! The conversion of the old school, which was built in 1937 and closed following the graduation of the class of 1976, is quickly transforming into the vision of Dover Signature Properties. Dover Signature Properties is developing […]
By Ray Hill Tennessee’s senior United States senator, John Knight Shields, had surprised tens of thousands of his constituents and infuriated many members of his own Democratic Party when he had voted to add reservations to the Treaty of Versailles in the Senate. The treaty was the culmination of months of torturous negotiations between the […]
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The old cabin near the Bull Run Steam Plant in Anderson County is an almost forgotten historic gem. The David Hall Cabin, built around 1799 by a Revolutionary War soldier, is a two-story, mostly original structure that needs some help. Janice Wuest of The Clinch Bend Chapter of the […]
By Steve Williams Knox County high school boys’ basketball teams will be hard pressed to match last season’s success on the hardwood at the state level this coming March But the Road to Murfreesboro and Nashville is a long way off as teams return to action following the holidays, and there’s still a possibility a […]
COME SEW WITH US The North Knoxville Chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation invites you to our 6th Annual National Sew Day (More than 10,000 Volunteers will be making quilts on this day throughout the United States) On Saturday, February 1, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. In the Cultural Hall at the Church […]
Fountain City auction opens year with Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale By Ken Lay Fountain City Auction will soon begin the New Year with its biggest event of 2020. On Saturday, January 4 it will host its 15th annual Advertisement Auction and Toy Sale. The day-long event will be conducted live at Fountain City Auction […]