Choto residents talk roadway safety By Ken Leinart Traffic studies can tell you a lot of things about a community. Where are the bottlenecks along a certain route? What’s the average daily speed on this road or that road? Where are crashes most likely to happen? What...

School board maintains 2024 legislative priorities By Ken Leinart Support of private school vouchers will not be part of Knox County Board of Education’s 2025 legislative priorities to be forwarded to the Tennessee Legislature. First District’s the Rev. John Butler...

Emerald Academy: Positively Impacting City Scholars for Ten Years By Focus Staff Eriana Spencer moved to Knoxville at five years old to live with her grandparents. She started her schooling at a traditional public school, but by 2016, as sixth grade approached, her...

Fountain City Auction’s 20th Annual Advertising Auction is Saturday, January 4 By Ken Leinart There is the sound, ever so slight in the 10,000-square foot Fountain City Auction building, and then another sound of an object being moved. “I’m going to get you,” FCA...

Funding approved for four affordable rental units in Hardin Valley By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com An 84-unit housing development planned for Hardin Valley received some questions from the Knox County Commission last week. The approval of $1 million...

Junior commission applications due this week By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Thursday, December 19 at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for applications from high school juniors and seniors wanting to become a Knox County Junior Commissioner. This will be...

Local TV stations hold drives for Operation Honor Guard, Second Harvest By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Last Tuesday was Giving Tuesday and a cold wind and a few snowflakes did not discourage two Knoxville television stations, WATE and WVLT, from...

26th Annual Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove opens tonight   Knox County will cut the ribbon on the 26th annual Holiday Festival of Lights at The Cove at Concord Park (11808 S. Northshore Drive) during a family-friendly event at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2....

Corryton Church readies for another special Christmas Party By Ken Leinart Christmas is the centerpiece of Pastor Rocky Ramsey and Corryton Church members’ efforts as they strive to help others celebrate each holiday season. But it’s so much more than one day on the...

City hotel-motel tax may increase to 4% By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com In an effort to fund repairs for the city coliseum and other related facilities, the Knoxville City Council voted, on first reading, to up the hotel-motel occupancy tax from 3...