Rep. Tim Burchett tours 2nd District fire stations with Girl Scout cookies By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Congressman Tim Burchett was a busy guy Friday visiting several fire stations in his district and delivering 21 cases of Girl Scout...

Special Easter egg hunt in Norwood goes viral By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Something special happened last week in the Norwood neighborhood. Resident Ashley Lyons was lamenting the lack of a group Easter Egg Hunt. She took to the Nextdoor website...

Knox County Schools: Emergency Meal, School Packet Distribution While Knox County Schools is closed through April 24, 2020, out of concern over COVID-19, the district will be providing breakfast and lunch to any child 18 and under at no charge. Beginning on Monday,...

Council passes bond issues and home delivery of beer By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In an online video conference of the Knoxville City Council on Zoom, several important bond issuance resolutions passed. Maybe more immediately important was an...

Hardin Valley, other area soccer teams assist Cookeville’s cleanup effort By Ken Lay The Coronavirus pandemic has halted area high school athletics but several area soccer teams recently came together to help in the relief effort after recent tornadoes wrought heavy...

Neighborhood Conference canceled but nominees listed By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The annual Neighborhood Conference has been cancelled because of concerns over the spread of the COVID-19. The always well-attended event, scheduled for March 28,...

Knox County Republicans celebrate Super Tuesday victories By Ken Lay Buuck came one step closer to replacing the term-limited Bud Armstrong as Knox County Law Director as he defeated Cathy Quist Shanks in the Republican Primary on Super Tuesday. Now, Buuck faces a...

Pension Board attorneys prepare for Sessions Court date By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Retirement and Pension Board met Monday in Room 640 in the City-County Building for its regular session and approved several retirements...

Tommy Smith selected for District 1 council seat By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com It took almost six hours but Knoxville City Council selected a new council member for South Knoxville in a special meeting last Thursday. Tommy Smith, the vice...

Farragut residents unhappy with 5G By Focus Staff The Farragut Mayor and Board of Aldermen met on Thursday, February 13 with a brief agenda of business concerning two ordinances and three business items. The bulk of the meeting concerned the Verizon application for 5G...