By Steve Williams South-Doyle High School celebrated an accomplishment in girls track and field last week that took longer to achieve than the Spring Fling has been in existence. For the first time ever, the Lady Cherokees captured a state championship in that sport,...
By Steve Williams Back to back state titles are in the books for Farragut High’s softball program. Is a three-peat possible in 2023? The Avery Flatford Era is over and the Lady Admirals’ record-setting pitcher will be doing her thing at Tennessee Tech. The...
Janet Testerman kicks off campaign By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Janet Testerman, Knoxville City Council member and CEO of Young-Williams Animal Center, engaged the crowd of supporters that gathered at Lakeshore Park in Knoxville last Monday night to kick...
By Steve Hunley Kincannon Proposes, Council Approves 21% Tax Increase Nobody who reads The Knoxville Focus can possibly be surprised the City of Knoxville will see the biggest increase in its property tax in history. Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a 50-cent (21%)...
By Bill Howard Last Thursday night at 7 o’clock brought a momentous step forward for kids in East Knoxville wanting to play baseball and softball. At that time, the City of Knoxville had a ceremony for the re-opening of Claude Walker Ballpark, located at 2945...
By Ray Hill For decades, Democrats in Tennessee had enjoyed the luxury of sailing through general elections without having to worry about the results. Republicans in Tennessee talked a good game and usually had nominees for both the governorship and seats in the...
By Steve Williams High school football in May will attract a pretty good crowd, particularly when the two teams involved are defending state champions. Alcoa, the Blount County manufacturer of the most state titles (20) in Tennessee since the classification era began...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Across Bruhin Road from the Inskip Park and Pool is an overgrown 4-acre lot the owner has been trying to develop for multi-family dwellings. During last week’s Knoxville City Council meeting, Councilman Charles Thomas...
The 10,000 Scoop Challenge Comes to Knoxville to Support Local Programs I scream, you scream, we all scream for free Mayfield Dairy Farms® Moose Tracks Ice Cream! If Knoxville residents are ice cream fans, they will love the 10,000 Scoop Challenge coming to Market...
Judge Charles Susano Has Passed Away By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Retired former Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Charles D. Susano Jr. passed away May 7, 2022. The eighty-six-year-old former jurist slipped away peacefully while...
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