By Steve Williams The closing of Knox County schools last week for “sick days” caused high school basketball games to be rescheduled or cancelled and also halted practice time. From an athletics standpoint, none of those things were good, particularly with...
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...
By Steve Hunley The radical abortion legislation pushed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, along with the remarks of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who was supporting similar legislation in his own state, is nothing less than appalling. Governor Northam said on a...
By Rose King Mary Grubb Hickman celebrated her 92nd birthday at a surprise gathering on Saturday, January 26. Thinking she was going for an intimate birthday dinner with long-time friends, state Representative Dave Wright and wife, Pat, Mary brought her famous...
By Focus Staff Residents have been complaining about high water and sewer rates from the Hallsdale-Powell Utility District for years. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs hosted a public meeting to address the district’s water and sewage system Thursday evening at...
By Steve Williams Ayden Greene warmed up just in time. Powell Middle School’s left handed shooting guard went ice cold for almost two periods, but fired in a 3-pointer to end a serious Cleveland run late in the third and the Panthers held off the Blue Raiders 42-35 in...
Rep. Dunn accepts the Champion of Choice Award Last week school choice advocate Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show presented the Tennessee Federation for Children’s Champion of Choice award to Representative Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville). Accepting the award,...
By Steve Hunley The City of Knoxville, citing the need to update and complete a comprehensive zoning plan that hasn’t changed in fifty years, is embarking upon making some significant changes that will affect the futures of tens of thousands of Knoxvillians. Perhaps...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Walter Maples turned 90 years old this month. If you ask him what ninety years gets you, Walter will tell you. “I’ve had an abundant life, the blessing of God not with money but with things we had a need of,” he said as he...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The John T. O’Connor Senior Center at 611 Winona Street offers many activities for older people, everything from computer classes to exercise classes, to meals and much more. The center is open to anyone 50 years or older...
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