by design | Mar 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Ballard Asks For Property Reappraisals Every Two Instead Of Four Years Property Assessor Phil Ballard, who has been in office for six months while only winning his race by 12 votes, has gotten the county commission to approve...
by design | Mar 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Hodge averages 25.7 points as Knox County Player of the Year By Steve Williams Natalya Hodge has proven to be the best of the best in Knox County girls’ high school basketball in 2024-25. Based on regular season play, Bearden’s junior point guard received the most...
by design | Mar 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Fall of Congressman John Jennings, IV By Ray Hill Congressman John Jennings, the incumbent from Tennessee’s Second Congressional District, was fighting an increasingly bitter reelection battle inside the Republican primary. The contest was more personal than it...
by design | Mar 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fire department recruiting draws crowd By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Wednesday’s Knoxville Fire Department Spring Recruitment event drew lots of attendees to the EXPO Center where people could learn about the department and the duties and benefits...
by design | Mar 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Spirits high as Austin-East continues to build baseball program By Ken Lay The 2025 high school baseball season is scheduled to begin today (March 3) for most area teams and athletes at Knox County’s Austin-East High School are just grateful to take the field...
by design | Mar 2, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Delta Sigma Theta presents free Empowerment Forum The Oak Ridge Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Greater Knoxville Chapter will host a free Economic Development Empowerment Forum: “Empower Today,...
