By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The E-911 Board of Directors is looking to hire a new executive director and Wednesday morning the board heard from Knoxville Fire Chief Stan Sharp on the search. Sharp told his fellow board members that the search committee...

  By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Ten days remain for early voting in Knox County and a heavy turnout is expected. Voters will be choosing a new Tennessee governor, and a new U.S. congressman and senator. Local races include selecting members of the...

  By Ken Lay MURFREESBORO --- Six and counting. That’s where Webb School of Knoxville’s volleyball team’s state championship stands. The Lady Spartans made a little history Thursday morning when they swept past Division II-A East Region District 1 Concord...

By Ken Lay Knoxville Focus sportswriter Steve Williams has a long career and on Friday night, he was honored by Careacter Star, an organization founded in East Tennessee to recognize student-athletes for academics, community service and character. Williams, who has...

The Knoxville Focus is sitting down with several city and county officials, residents and community leaders for a series of casual chats that will, hopefully, let you get to know them on a personal level. Our first chat was with Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs.  ...

  By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com More than $217,000 is being added to a street project by the City of Knoxville because of some unexpected problems due to the age of the route. The council voted to add the funding, bringing the total project total to...

  By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com There’s no question that the Knox County Jail needs to expand to house the increasing number of inmates. An overpopulation of prisoners being held pending trial and those jailed after convictions are placed at the Roger D....