The 10,000 Scoop Challenge Comes to Knoxville to Support Local Programs I scream, you scream, we all scream for free Mayfield Dairy Farms® Moose Tracks Ice Cream! If Knoxville residents are ice cream fans, they will love the 10,000 Scoop Challenge coming to Market...
Judge Charles Susano Has Passed Away By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Retired former Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Charles D. Susano Jr. passed away May 7, 2022. The eighty-six-year-old former jurist slipped away peacefully while...
By Steve Hunley Bud Armstrong will be the People’s Judge - Not the Lawyer’s Judge Georgianna Vines of the Knoxville News-Sentinel and Jesse Fox Mayshark of the online publication The Compass, seem to be stuck on the fact Richard “Bud” Armstrong did not receive the...
Emerald Youth Celebrates 30th Year at Annual Prayer Breakfast By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Emerald Youth Foundation celebrated 30 years of success with “good music and a bit of Jesus” at the annual prayer breakfast held earlier this month. JustLead Ministry...
By Ray Hill I noticed the other day Senator Bill Hagerty released a list of those he had nominated for the various military academies. Most senators now keep a person on staff to review the application of those wanting to attend military academies and it is still an...
By Steve Williams Luke Prince was a two-sport athlete at Central throughout his high school career with the main emphasis on tennis until this spring when he “prioritized 100 percent” to baseball. Before he graduated, Luke wanted to enjoy the team aspect a little more...
By Ken Lay Three Central High School students will continue their academic and musical pursuits at the University of Tennessee. The trio will play in UT’s Pride of the Southland Band, one of the most renowned collegiate marching bands in the country. Charley Rose...
Red Stag ‘breaks ground’ in Sweetwater 3,500 jobs expected at new fulfillment center By Focus Staff Governor Bill Lee was on hand Wednesday to celebrate 3,500 new jobs coming to Sweetwater, Tennessee. The Red Stag facility will be located just off Exit 62 of I-75,...
By Steve Hunley Out of Touch Democrats Democrat candidate for Knox County Mayor Debbie Helsley, in yet another fundraising screed, decries the “rising rents” while promising to address “the climate crisis” and create an office that prioritizes “working families.” ...
By Ken Lay Tom Spangler struggled to control his emotions Tuesday night as he accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for Knox County Sheriff at the primary watch party at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Spangler, the incumbent, routed challenger and former Sheriff Jimmy...
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