by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: RUTH SUZANNE WORLEY SMITH IN RE: CASS MICHAEL SMITH VS. RUTH SUZANNE WORLEY SMITH 210879-2 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause, it appearing from the Complaint filed, which is sworn to, that the defendant...
by design | Jun 8, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Council to review local option sales tax increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council will consider Mayor Indya Kincannon’s one-half of one percent sales tax when it meets Tuesday evening. Exempted from the tax, in a separate...
by design | Jun 8, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Rep. Burchett Supports Big, Beautiful Bill Congressman Tim Burchett has put the “Big, Beautiful Bill” into prospective for working families in East Tennessee and his own Second District. That same bill gives tax breaks to seniors...
by design | Jun 8, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Powell Courts re-open after renovations By Ken Lay Some outdoor courts recently received a much-needed facelift, and late last week the Knox County Parks and Recreation re-opened those courts, which are located behind Powell Middle School. Powell Courts, located at...
by design | Jun 8, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Senator From Michigan Philip A. Hart By Ray Hill Senator Philip A. Hart was part of “the Greatest Generation,” those Americans born between 1900 and 1925, most of whom fought in the Second World War. Many of them were old enough to recall the First World War, and...