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,...

Click here to view this week's Focus. Huge Turnout for Alvin Frye By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfoucs.com It’s a surprise! That’s what the secret invitation successfully noted, bringing the Fountain City neighborhood together Friday night to salute and celebrate Alvin...

Click here to view this week's Focus online. Hardin Valley community rallies for new middle school By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com Citing overcrowded intermediate schools, members of the Hardin Valley community in Knox County are working to bring a new middle...

Click here to view this week's Focus. Travel Channel comes to Fountain City Auction By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Lots of auction goers were surprised Saturday morning when Fountain City Auction drew some new bidders. Accompanied by TV cameras, producers and...

Click here to view this week's paper. Mayor Rogero reviews 2013 Over the holiday break, The Knoxville Focus asked Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero eight questions regarding her 2013. She will be releasing her own 2013 Review soon but responded directly to our...

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Click here to view this week's Focus.   Improvements being made at Knoxville Center Mall exit By Tasha Mahurin Tasha@knoxfocus.com Several months ago, The Focus began following Knoxville City Councilman Nick Della Volpe and his quest to see improvements made to...

  Click here to view the full paper. Saving the Kerns Bread Building By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Call it making the best of a bad situation or making lemonade when life gives you lemons, it is a story of success that grew out of necessity. When a...