I did some asking around tonight with local hotels and all confirm to me that they have no measurable influx of people sleeping overnight. I have checked hotels.com and priceline.com and basically the pattern I am observing is that the $40 a night hotels are in limited supply in the Cedar Bluff area but downtown I see and hear no real impact.
Stories in this Week's Focus
- The Knoxville Focus for January 19, 2026
- Publisher’s Positions
- Judge Kline kicks off election campaign
- Kentucky’s ‘Mr. Republican’: John M. Robsion
- Helping boys grow up to be Godly men has been the goal
- Halls, HVA win district wrestling dual titles
- The Knoxville Focus for January 12, 2026
- Publisher’s Positions
- Knox Co. school board gives superintendent a good grade
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