By Steve Hunley On Wednesday afternoon May 1, 2019, Knoxville-Knox County Planning released the long awaited Recode Draft 5. Recode Draft 4 came in at 287 pages. Draft 5 increased that by 48% to 425 pages. Despite the prior commitment of Knoxville City Council in the...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus has asked the candidates for Knoxville City Mayor to comment on whether or not the James White Parkway should be considered for extension through the Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville. Mayor Madeline Rogero...
By Steve Williams Kiyontae Warren came into the Knoxville Interscholastic League Track and Field Championships with the best time in the state in the 300-meter hurdles. He felt he had to back it up. There was a burning desire inside of him to do just that. “Today was...
'Grand Goals' presented by Mayor Rogero By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “We still have a lot to accomplish,” Mayor Madeline Rogero told the large audience attending the “State of the City” budget address Friday. She also said she and her staff are “gearing up for...
By Steve Hunley This past Tuesday, April 23, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero signed a Special Called Meeting public notice of the Knoxville City Council to hold the first of two votes on Recode on May 14 at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. One little problem, in the 347...
By Amy Box Fellhoelter “I’m a CBD believer! I haven’t taken any prescription pain medication since using CBD oil. It allowed me to walk again,” said Maryville resident Bob Parker. After being hospitalized last year for more than 70 days because of stage four kidney...
By Ray Hill With just weeks away from Election Day, the three candidates competing for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate, incumbent John Knight Shields, General Lawrence D. Tyson, and Nathan L. Bachman, picked up the pace of their respective campaigns. ...
By Ken Lay The Ice Chalet will host the longest running recreational ice skating competition this weekend when the 50th Annual Robert Unger ISI competition beginning Friday. The three-day event, which is named for longtime skating instructor Robert Unger, who passed...
By Steve Williams Rayna Pendleton and four teammates reflected on years of playing softball together at Gibbs High’s Senior Night Wednesday and then turned their attention to defeating rival Halls and getting ready for this year’s post-season tournament play. “It is...
Bicycle lane marking, Jackson Avenue ramps, Arthur Seymour honors By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday to vote on a variety of items including honors for the well-respected late attorney Arthur Seymour, Jr. He...
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