By Amy Box Fellhoelter Some people go to great lengths to unplug from life’s responsibilities and connect with their family members such as sight-seeing at the Grand Canyon or hiking in the Smoky Mountains. But great family moments and memories can be made here in...

By Ken Lay It’s football time in Tennessee --- again. The Volunteers made it official when they opened fall camp late last week and coach Jeremy Pruitt is eager to begin his second season at the helm in Big Orange Country and he calls this the best time of the year....

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com A Vietnam War veteran with no known family or relatives was buried last week. The 20-year resident of Newport would have been pleased to find that he had a family among fellow veterans as more than 100 people turned out for his...

By Ken Lay A local florist made last week a little brighter for the patients at Shannondale Health Care Center. It was a cloudy and drizzly day, but Dianne Storm and Tina Lakin of West Knoxville’s Abloom Florist delivered a few flowers to the senior healthcare center...

By Amy Box Fellhoelter As a person who has poured her life into helping others as a nurse and now caring for pets as a pet sitter, Jennifer Mills, owner of Pet Nanny Pet Care, desires for the animals of her clients to be not only well cared for, but genuinely loved by...

By Ken Lay Throughout his career, Shane Ogle was always been a public servant. He’s worked as a public safety officer for McGhee-Tyson Airport, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department and the Blount County Sheriff’s Department. But an injury changed his life and...