Amburn kicks off campaign for Knox County Sheriff On Tuesday, February 17, Louis’ Restaurant on Old Broadway provided the perfect backdrop for a lively meet and greet in support of candidate for Knox County Sheriff, David Amburn. Friends, supporters, longtime law...

Seymour Chief John Linsenbigler reflects on career, what comes next By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Fire and Technical Rescue Committee met last week, it was chaired by Seymour Volunteer Captain John Linsenbigler. The chair position rotates...

School board splits on charter school waiver By Pete Gawda The Thursday, February 5 meeting of the Knox County Board of Education was fairly routine, but the called meeting held before the regular meeting seemed to generate more interest. The purpose of the called...

Knox County changing its zoning terms By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) now being developed for Knox County will, among other things, change the zoning code terms and zoning districts. Allison Mouch, a...

KCS celebrates academic growth, recognizes reward schools By Ken Lay In an event that was meant to both inform and celebrate, Knox County Schools honored 18 reward schools at an event at Lonsdale Elementary School last Wednesday. The annual meeting was held at...

General Kelly and Commissioner Jay Honor Knox Vets By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County At-large Commissioner Larsen Jay had no idea that the turnout would be so huge for the veterans luncheon he hosted last Wednesday. Although he’s...

Chief Noel explains effort to stop internet crimes against children By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com According to Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel, the number of tips about Internet Crimes Against Children doubled in our state last year. Noel told...

Gibbs High artists collaborate on TDOT ‘Paint the Plow’ project By Pete Gawda “It will be used like every other snowplow, but it will be prettier,” said Drew Rutherford of the Tennessee Department of Transportation. He was referring to the colorful snowplow blade that...

KCSO mourns passing of Chief Lyon By Focus Staff On Monday, December 22, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office shared the news of the passing of Chief Deputy Bernie Lyon, who had been admitted to the hospital on December 10. Sheriff Tom Spangler released the following...

Burkhardt announces candidacy for commission seat After decades of dedicated service to Knox County, Buddy Burkhardt is thrilled to announce his candidacy for the District 7 county commission seat. A lifelong servant and community advocate, Buddy’s roots in North Knox...