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...

Charlie Susano to run again By Focus Staff Charlie Susano III, Knox County Circuit, Civil Sessions and Juvenile Court Clerk, announced his candidacy for reelection without the fanfare of a large crowd, choosing instead to recognize his staff and their dedication to...

Henderson kicks off mayoral campaign By Ken Lay Betsy Henderson takes on tasks during difficult times. “I moved to Washington, D.C., on 9/11 to go to work for Congressman Duncan,” said Henderson, who kicked off her campaign for Knox County Mayor Tuesday night at...

Knox County Republicans host town hall By Ken Lay The Knox County Republican Party invited its voters to West Knoxville to express their concerns to their state legislators last week. The town hall meeting took place at the Bearden Banquet Hall Wednesday night and was...