Jeff Talman Kicks Off Campaign For City Mayor By Ken Lay Jeff Talman kicked off his campaign for Knoxville City Mayor early last week. His campaign will emphasize unity, safety and prosperity. He spent much of the late afternoon and early evening working the Square...

Park and Play Mobile visits Solway Park By Ken Lay Knox County Parks and Recreation’s Park and Play Mobile rolled into Northwest Knox County Thursday morning as it made a stop at Solway Park, located at 3205 Solway Drive. The event is the third hosted by Knox County...

New mental health court community committee to meet today By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Mental Health Court Advisory Board’s Community Coordinating Committee meets for the first time today at 2 p.m. in the Small Assembly Room of...

Jacobs calls for growth, unity at Three Rivers Republican Club By Ken Lay Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs issued a call for unity Tuesday night at a local Republican Club meeting. And his words were potentially sobering at the Three Rivers Republican Club monthly...

City may support an alternative response service By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening and may discuss three different resolutions in support of creating an Alternative Response effort with the idea of...

Knoxville multi-purpose stadium breaks ground, begins full construction phase Construction is officially underway following a groundbreaking ceremony for the $114 million multi-purpose stadium that will bring baseball back to East Knoxville after 25 years. Community...

Knox County School Board approves ‘released time course’ By Bill Howard Thinking about the classes kids take in school probably brings to mind, among other things, English, Math, Science and History. There’s another class some kids take in some districts called a...

Compromise reached on KCSO pay increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Sheriff Tom Spangler announced a budget compromise agreement Friday morning that includes a starting salary raise to $51,100 for patrol...

Community invited to ribbon cutting for new Mynatt Chapel in Powell By Focus Staff Longtime North Knox County establishment Mynatt Funeral Home is cutting the ribbon on its new Powell chapel this Friday, June 2. Congressman Tim Burchett and Dwight Van de Vate from the...

DJ Corcoran kicks off campaign for commission seat By Ken Lay DJ Corcoran has always been a public servant. Now, he’s seeking political office. Corcoran recently retired from the Knoxville Fire Department, where he served as its Public Information Officer. He’ll now...