Pension suit delayed until December 19 By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville attorney John P. Valliant has apparently been hired by Mayor Glenn Jacobs to represent the county in the class action suit against the county in the Retirement and Pension Board...

Mannis campaign officially opens East Knoxville office By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville businessman and candidate for mayor Eddie Mannis stepped into Democratic East Knoxville last week to officially open his campaign office at 900 East Hill Avenue where...

Knox Rail Salvage Greenway store grand opening a huge success By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Joel Piper, vice president of marketing and operations of Knox Rail Salvage welcomed several hundred people to the opening ceremonies of Knox Rail Salvage’s 4214...

Knox County’s ‘Safe Babies Court’ Is Working By Focus Staff Few people pay much attention to the court system until or unless they have a legal problem. Folks are too busy from day to day to give much thought to such things, nor do people much care about the variety...

Citizens sue county over alleged charter violations By Focus Staff Friday a lawsuit was filed in Chancery Court by several citizens asking that the actions of the Knox County Retirement Board, the Knox County Mayor and the Knox County Commission be overturned because...

Richie Beeler kicks off election campaign in Corryton   By Ken Lay Richie Beeler kicked off his election campaign for Knox County Commission Tuesday night at the Corryton Senior and Community Center and his supporters came in droves. Beeler, who will seek his...

Knox County School Board Elects New Chair By Anne Primm Chair Terry Hill called the September 4 special-called meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Three board members were absent from the meeting: First District Representative Evetty Satterfield,...

Mannis wins primary, faces Kincannon in November By Ken Lay Eddie Mannis may have been the top vote getter in Tuesday night’s Knoxville City mayoral primary. But he knows his work is far from done. “The hard work is just beginning,” Mannis said in his speech to...

Community Development seeks input on housing By Bill Howard Cities face many difficult problems and issues, not the least of them trying to provide decent and affordable housing for those who have that need. As with any issue, allocating very finite resources to...

Early voting ends Thursday By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The first seven days of early voting saw 3,428 people cast ballots in the five locations and the total is about what was expected. Knox County Election Administrator Clifford Rodgers told The Focus that...