Early voting picks up in city election By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Thursday was the halfway mark for early voting for five new Knoxville City Council members and the city sales tax referendum. As of Thursday, 5,112 people have voted with 651 of...

Oster kicks off reelection campaign By Pete Gawda Family members and well-wishers gathered Tuesday evening, October 14, at a west Knoxville restaurant Scrambled Jake’s to officially launch Knox County Commissioner Gina Oster’s campaign for reelection to a second term...

Could Affordable Housing Fund benefit from proposed sales tax increase? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com If the sales tax increase referendum passes in the November election, the city is considering designating about $10 million of the additional...

Proposed Women’s Suffrage Museum needs your support By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Suffrage Coalition came to visit the Knoxville City Council meeting Tuesday even though it was not on the agenda. The members brought gifts to the council...

Richard Briggs kicks off re-election campaign By Ken Lay Senator Richard Briggs is seeking a fourth term in the Tennessee State Senate. He made it official on Sunday, Sept. 21, with a kickoff event at Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park. Briggs, who represents District 7 in...

City hosts community meeting on proposed EYF purchase By Ken Lay In what was promoted as a community meeting, the City of Knoxville hosted an event for residents to voice concerns over the proposed purchase of a portion of Chilhowee Park by the Emerald Youth...

2025 Tennessee Valley Fair kicks off in Chilhowee Park By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Although its future at Chilhowee Park is uncertain, the Tennessee Valley Fair opened Friday for its annual opening day business and government luncheon. The fair...

Council vote on midway sale could be postponed By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knoxville City Council meets tonight, most of the attention was to be on the discussion and vote on selling part of Chilhowee Park to the Emerald Youth...

Tuesday is Election Day for low-turnout city primary By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Voter turnout so far in the Knoxville City Council Primary election has been poor, and each of the five races could be decided by a small margin. The campaigns...