Click here to view this week's Focus. Rountree shines at School Board Candidates Forum By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Candidates for the Knox County Board of Education met last week in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Candidates in...

Please click here to view this week's Focus online. Charles Busler running for 7th District County Commission Seat By David Klein Charles Busler, Knox County Commission Candidate for District 7, has been living in the 7th District for 41 years and has three...

Click here to view this week's Focus online. Commission Candidate Ed Brantley visits Corryton By David Klein A retired Knoxville radio executive is looking for a new way to serve the citizens of Knox County. Former radioman Ed Brantley, who was a long-time afternoon...

Click here to view this week's Focus. Rountree Kicks Off Campaign For School Board By Focus Staff Amber Rountree kicked off her campaign for the Knox County Board of Education last Tuesday night at the Round Up Restaurant in South Knoxville. The Round Up is known for...

Click here to read this week's Focus online. Great turn out for Patti Bounds “The last 24 hours has been very exciting” By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com School Board candidate Patti Bounds held her campaign kickoff at Beaver Brook Country Club Thursday evening...

Click here to view this week's Knoxville Focus. New AP Classes bring Opportunities for Central High School By David Klein A huge opportunity now exists for high school students in Northeast Knoxville. Central High School is doubling the Advanced Placement (AP) class...

Click here to view this week's Focus. The Homeless Question By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Currently in our city there are numerous agencies, churches, and organizations wrestling with the needs of the homeless. Two meetings held last Tuesday addressed these...

Click here to view this week's Focus. New Middle Schools Requested From School Board By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Middle school students in the Gibbs area are still bused to a school outside their area and the community is pleading for them to have their own...

Click here to view this week's Focus online. Commission listens to teachers By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Who exactly controls discussions at the upcoming County Commission and Board of Education Retreat? This was a question at last week’s commission meeting,...