Gov. Bill Lee speaks at GOP dinner By Ken Lay Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was the keynote speaker at the Knox County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner in West Knoxville Saturday night. Lee, Tennessee’s 50th governor, spoke briefly at the annual fundraiser at the Rothchild Catering...

Corryton Senior Center Welcomes Mayor Glenn Jacobs By Amy Box Fellhoelter Upon entering the 13-year-old Corryton Senior Center, you not only step onto their walking track, but also into a place of warm, welcoming smiles from staff and community members. This was...

Safety Center turns one year old By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center, often called the “Safety Center,” marked its first year since opening at 5302 Ball Camp Pike on March 19, 2018. The state, county and city-funded facility...

Con Hunley helps Blake Shelton open Ole Red in Gatlinburg By Lisa DeMarsico Knoxville native and country icon Con Hunley and his family performed at the Grand Opening of the Blake Shelton-inspired Ole Red Gatlinburg bar, restaurant and music venue Wednesday night....

McMillan Proven Right Career Magnet Academy Enrollment Doubles By Focus Staff Mike McMillan, East Knox County’s member of the board of education, led the fight to keep the Career Magnet Academy open.  McMillan vehemently resisted efforts by the school administration...

City may increase funds for affordable housing   By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Plans for two apartment complexes, one at Pond Gap and the other on Young High Pike, were approved to receive development funding by the Knoxville City Council Tuesday. The...

Recode work session raises more questions By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com As Knoxville’s Recode effort moves into its fifth draft several neighborhood leaders and some city council members are continuing to question the necessity of changing all the zoning...

Governor Bill Lee visits South-Doyle to discuss vocational programs By Amy Box Fellhoelter On his first trip as governor to Knox County, Governor Bill Lee discussed expanding access to vocational, technical, and agricultural Career Technical Education (CTE) programs...

King Collision donates car to Powell teacher   By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com For the third year King Collision turned a wreck into a wonderful gift for a very worthy person. Thursday the company, at 2707 Old Callahan Road, donated a 2016 Nissan Quest to...

Eddie Mannis kicks off mayoral campaign By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “I’m never going to accept that OK is good enough,” promised Eddie Mannis as he kicked off his campaign to become Knoxville’s next mayor. Mannis praised the city’s past three mayors for the...