Brennan chosen as new merit board member By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Employees’ Merit System Board of Directors has a new member. The commission voted last week to choose Ms. Jaybee Brennan to fill out the term...

Sporting Clays Tournament Benefits Knox County GOP By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Iron Mountain Sporting Clays in Kodak was the vibrant setting for the second Sporting Clays Tournament, a spirited event held last Friday in support of the Knox County...

Wellpoint Tennessee, Emerald Youth host Back-To-School Bash By Ken Lay In an event that resembled both a career day and a street fair, the Emerald Youth Foundation partnered with Wellpoint Tennessee for a Back-To-School Bash Friday afternoon at the Haslam-Sansom...

County unveils replacement statue at Tank Strickland Park   By Ken Lay   The sultry conditions couldn’t temper the joy Wednesday afternoon as Knox County Parks and Recreation unveiled the replacement of the statue that had been stolen from an East Knoxville...

Greenways and streets to get some city attention By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening, and improvements to greenways, streetscapes and city streets will get some discussion. Among those items is a $2.5...

CAK’s Speck watched his boys learn how to surf By Steve Williams Chad Speck, Christian Academy of Knoxville head football coach, took his family to Hawaii in this year’s TSSAA Dead Period. “Highlights of the trip were just being together, going on an ATV tour of...

Grayson Subaru ‘Shares the Love’ with Ijams Nature Center By Jamie Schnell Schnellj@knoxfocus.com Thursday’s Subaru Share the Love Event at the Ijams Visitor Center featured a generous donation from Grayson Subaru, a longtime supporter of Ijams. They presented a check...

Knox 911 passes annual budget with 2.4% increase By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knox County Emergency Communications District (Knox 911) met Wednesday morning and voted to set $19.74 million for its 2025-2026 budget, an increase of 2.4%. Director...

4th District council candidates take questions By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Three candidates vying for Knoxville’s Fourth District were featured at Friday’s North Knoxville Business and Professional Association meeting at St John’s Church on...

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...