Talman wants city, county to work together By Focus Staff “We’re going to work together with our neighbors on the county side in a partnership,” promised mayoral candidate Jeff Talman on Thursday. Talman and his wife, Jennifer, were speaking with supporters during...

A Family Legacy at Corryton Elementary By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com As the school year starts back up and another generation begins their education journey, one family is remembering its time in the halls and classrooms of Corryton Elementary. It’s been 77...

Early voting starts next week for city primary By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A week from tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9, early voting opens for Knoxville’s Primary Election and will continue through August 24. August 29 is the election day and...

Jeff Talman Kicks Off Campaign For City Mayor By Ken Lay Jeff Talman kicked off his campaign for Knoxville City Mayor early last week. His campaign will emphasize unity, safety and prosperity. He spent much of the late afternoon and early evening working the Square...

Park and Play Mobile visits Solway Park By Ken Lay Knox County Parks and Recreation’s Park and Play Mobile rolled into Northwest Knox County Thursday morning as it made a stop at Solway Park, located at 3205 Solway Drive. The event is the third hosted by Knox County...

New mental health court community committee to meet today By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Mental Health Court Advisory Board’s Community Coordinating Committee meets for the first time today at 2 p.m. in the Small Assembly Room of...

Jacobs calls for growth, unity at Three Rivers Republican Club By Ken Lay Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs issued a call for unity Tuesday night at a local Republican Club meeting. And his words were potentially sobering at the Three Rivers Republican Club monthly...

City may support an alternative response service By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening and may discuss three different resolutions in support of creating an Alternative Response effort with the idea of...

Knoxville multi-purpose stadium breaks ground, begins full construction phase Construction is officially underway following a groundbreaking ceremony for the $114 million multi-purpose stadium that will bring baseball back to East Knoxville after 25 years. Community...

Knox County School Board approves ‘released time course’ By Bill Howard Thinking about the classes kids take in school probably brings to mind, among other things, English, Math, Science and History. There’s another class some kids take in some districts called a...