Eddie Mannis ‘ready to go to work’ in state house By Ken Lay Eddie Mannis has had very little time off recently and his hard work paid off Tuesday night. Mannis is headed to Nashville to represent District 18 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Mannis defeated...

UNSUNG HEROES Eleven local high school football players receive special recognition By Steve Williams He’s a player who may or may not be a starter, but gives his all in every practice and every game. He’s a player who is willing to sacrifice and play any position to...

Dwayne Sanders – Christian, coach, mentor – honored with gym dedication By Bill Howard If you didn’t know Dwayne Sanders, there are at least two things about him you can be sure of. The first is that he died way too young: he was 52 when he died of cancer in April of...

Senate candidate Bill Hagerty addresses Republicans at Lincoln Day Dinner By Ken Lay United States Senate candidate Bill Hagerty is on the campaign trail as the 2020 election cycle enters its home stretch. The former ambassador to Japan was in Knoxville early last...

Early voting starts Wednesday By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Seems like it has been a long political year, doesn’t it? This Wednesday early voting starts in Knox County with a ballot that includes voting for the president of the United States,...

Halls High Road to Fame’s Class of 2020 has quality By Steve Williams The second class of the Halls High Athletics’ Road to Fame may not have the quantity of the inaugural 2019 class, but it has the quality. The seven inductees of the 2020 class will be announced and...

Pilot, Haslams donate $5 million for new Emergency Department at ETCH Pilot Company and the Haslam family have donated $5 million to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital to renovate the Emergency Department at the hospital’s main campus on Clinch Avenue in downtown...

Discussion of Board of Health on commission agenda By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Today will be a long day for the Knox County Commission with Chairman Larsen Jay and Commissioner Randy Smith starting the day with a 2 p.m. meeting to discuss...

9/11 Victims Remembered By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville Police Chaplain Pam Neal kicked off Knoxville and Knox County’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremonies Friday with a talk and a prayer. A crowd of about 100 assembled in front of the City-County...

Jim Haslam authors memoir on leadership lessons, learning and luck Pilot Company Founder James “Jim” Haslam II has written “Co-Piloting: Luck, Leadership, and Learning That It’s All About Others,” a book that takes readers inside the journey from owning a single gas...