Emerald Youth Foundation hosts Rick Barnes Golf Tournament By Ken Lay The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team began preparations for the 2026-27 season last week. But before the Vols started practice, the Emerald Youth Foundation hosted one of its biggest...
By Steve Hunley County Commission Should Not Give Up Zoning Authority County Commissioner Courtney Durrett is proposing what appears to be a slight change that could potentially have big consequences should it be adopted. Durrett proposed the change after a comment...
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Barbara Moorman, a cherished resident of The Pointe at LifeSpring Senior Living for eight years, celebrated her 102nd birthday on Friday with family, friends, residents, and caring staff. Excitement filled the room as everybody...
By Ray Hill Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer sounds like a name conjured by a writer like Margaret Mitchell, who wrote “Gone With the Wind.” The very name makes one think of Southern aristocracy, and while Lansdale Sasscer lived in a Border State, he was certainly born to...
By Ken Lay It took a late touchdown run for the Christian Academy football team to keep its perfect record intact. The Warriors trailed throughout much of the game before claiming a 36-32 victory over Webb School of Knoxville on a homecoming Friday night at...
By Steve Williams Post-season golf play is underway and sisters Olivia and Ivey Collins led Gibbs to the District 2-A championship on Sept. 21 at the Island Pointe course in Kodak. Olivia earned medalist honors with an 83 and Ivey shot an 85 for the Lady Eagles’ total...
Triplexes approved for West Fifth Ave. By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The need for housing played heavily in a Knoxville City Council vote Tuesday that overruled a Knoxville-Knox County Planning decision. Developer R. Bentley Marlow appealed to the...
By Steve Hunley The news that former Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler passed away came just as last week’s edition of The Focus was going to press. Tom Spangler enjoyed a lengthy career as a professional law enforcement officer, both in Knox County as well as Blount...
Young-Williams Animal Center will host a cross-city fundraising competition tied to the University of Tennessee Volunteers vs. University of Texas Longhorns football game in September. The tailgate-style event will feature adoptable pets, food, games and a live...
By Ray Hill When I was a youngster, there were certain life stories which defined something unique about that individual’s climb from poverty to success, and it was almost invariably described as an “American success story.” That would certainly apply to the life of...
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