Major real estate developments heard at city council By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com A motion to add $4.2 million to fund the Western Heights Phase III improvements passed easily during Tuesday’s meeting of the Knoxville City Council where real...

Trustee announces increased tax freeze eligibility for seniors Sign-up events scheduled for October Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs is excited to announce increased tax freeze eligibility for Knox County’s Senior Community. Trustee Biggs proposed to Knox County...

104th Tennessee Valley Fair kicks off By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Tennessee Valley Fair has officially kicked off its 104th season and “Pointe of Ewe’ will run through Sunday, September 15. First Bank sponsored the ceremonies beneath the...

Halls’ Road to Fame sparkles even more with Class of 2024 By Steve Williams Halls High School athletics’ Class of 2024 Road to Fame includes four outstanding inductees: A high school baseball All-American in Jeff Lockwood, the first recipient of the TSSAA Mr. Football...

Angora Frog Farm opens in Powell By Ken Leinart Legacy Parks Foundation and Knox County opened a new child-focused park and dog park in Powell on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Angora Frog Farm and Dog Park sits on 14 acres of land donated in 2020 to Legacy Parks by Arvin and...

Ramaswamy stumps for Sen. Blackburn in Knoxville On Thursday, Vivek Ramaswamy campaigned for U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) at a grassroots event in Knoxville. “It was an honor to welcome Vivek Ramaswamy back to Tennessee surrounded by hundreds of freedom...

School board amends calendar By Ken Leinart The Knox County Schools 2024-2025 calendar was changed during the Thursday night, Aug. 8, Knox County Board of Education meeting. Rather than have two early release days the board chose to install four half days. The early...

Council scrambling to get voting changes on ballot By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening with a lengthy agenda that includes three different ways to change the way future councils are elected. The rush to...

Early voting turnout lower than usual By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com “Turnout is down about 5% from two years ago and around 20 to 25% from four years ago,” Knox County Election Administrator Chris Davis told the Focus Friday. Saturday was the last...

Council working on updating city election rules By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council may soon begin voting on changing future city elections to comply with a new state law. Until now, voters chose their district candidates in a...