By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com It is an idea that has floated around for several years. Some Knox County officials and developers are upset by Knoxville-Knoxville Planning and want out. The recent action of Farragut to reject Mayor Glenn Jacobs’...
Emerald Youth Foundation celebrates opening of East Knox Career Center
By Ken Lay The weather may have been cold, damp and snowy late Thursday afternoon but that didn’t stop the Emerald Youth Foundation from celebrating the opening of another facility. The foundation invited high school students, parents and other community members from...
Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, III
By Ray Hill Governor Andrew Johnson easily overcame the powerful opposition of the Whig Party in Tennessee, as well as the more conservative elements in his own Democratic Party to win election to the United States Senate in 1857. Nor was Andrew Johnson satisfied to...
Beavers stay alive with double-overtime win
By Steve Williams Give veteran Karns High basketball coach Lee Henson credit for thinking ahead in the closing seconds of the Beavers’ 62-61 double-overtime quarterfinal win over Powell in the District 3-AAA tournament Thursday night at Oak Ridge. And freshman guard...
‘Great opportunities’ in Wild Blue Yonder for Curtis
By Steve Williams From South of the River to the Wild Blue Yonder. South-Doyle High School’s Santana Curtis is scheduled to report to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 24. He is one of several seniors on the Cherokees’ 2019 state...
The Knoxville Focus for February 17, 2020
Farragut residents unhappy with 5G By Focus Staff The Farragut Mayor and Board of Aldermen met on Thursday, February 13 with a brief agenda of business concerning two ordinances and three business items. The bulk of the meeting concerned the Verizon application for 5G...
Taxpayers paid $25.6 million for the Andrew Johnson Building
Mayor Jacobs wants to sell it for $6 million By Steve Hunley What kind of government spends $25.6 million dollars on a building and then tries to sell it for $6 million dollars? Your Knox County government and Knox County School Board is that kind of...
TVA Towers move, Andrew Johnson Building sale on commission agenda
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Several items on the Knox County Commission’s work session agenda are noteworthy this week including the vote to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between board of education and the county to relocate the...
Tennessee Governors & the Path to the US Senate, II
By Ray Hill Only nine men have made the transition from governor of Tennessee to United States senator. One of those nine was one of the most successful politicians to take part in Tennessee’s turbulent politics: Andrew Johnson. In fact, Andrew Johnson prospered...
Bearden girls hold off Farragut to take title
By Steve Williams Farragut wanted to play the spoiler role on Valentine evening, but the Bearden Lady Bulldogs would have no part of it. Coach Justin Underwood’s girls trailed by four points early but led at the end of each period and eased out of reach down the...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...