High schools again provide holiday helpers By Steve Williams While much of Knoxvillians’ interest, along with their thoughts and prayers, has been in the deadly and destructive wildfires that struck the Sevier County area recently, the holiday season has continued...
The Knoxville Focus for December 12, 2016
School leaders brief community at rezoning forum By Ken Lay Knox County Schools hosted a rezoning meeting Tuesday night at Gibbs Elementary School to discuss the impact of two new middle schools. Gibbs Middle School and Hardin Valley Middle are scheduled to open in...
The Knoxville Focus for December 5, 2016
Teacher Advisory Committee discusses evaluations By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Teacher evaluations and school textbooks were the topics of Tuesday’s meeting of the Knox County Teacher Advisory Committee and Interim Superintendent Buzz Thomas said the meeting...
The Knoxville Focus for November 28, 2016
Angelic Ministries needs your help By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Angelic Ministries will host 25 families in need every Tuesday and Wednesday throughout December and supply them with Christmas gifts and various other sundries and household goods the families...
The Knoxville Focus for November 21, 2016
School system policies under review By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com In a meeting that was sometimes jovial and sometimes blunt the Board of Education continued to wrestle with altering the policies dealing with relations between them and the director of schools....
The Knoxville Focus for November 14, 2016
Beer sales near churches resolution delayed By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com What seemed to be a foregone conclusion to drop the current 300 feet required between churches and beer retailers saw some church opposition Tuesday night. The Knoxville City Council...
The Knoxville Focus for November 7, 2016
More than 80 units in Friday’s Veterans Day Parade By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The 91st annual Veterans Day Parade starts at 10:40 Friday from the Knoxville City Auditorium and Coliseum at 500 Howard Baker Jr. Avenue and this year’s parade will include...
The Knoxville Focus for October 31, 2016
Yes, your vote will count By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Cliff Rodgers, Knox County Administrator of Elections, told The Focus last week that anyone who hasn’t voted in the last two national elections become “inactive.” If the voter appears at their polling...
The Knoxville Focus for October 24, 2016
New commission members get active By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The size of the property at the South Knox Senior Center is increasing thanks to the approval of a purchase last week by the Knox County Commission. The commissioners approved an expenditure of...
The Knoxville Focus for October 17, 2016
Reason for Celebration By Ralphine Major It started out as one small act of kindness and a simple mission. A group of ladies passed a can around to help cancer patients with gas money. Today, the collection can has grown and so has the mission! Who could have...
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