By Focus Staff A local bank will soon open its new Fountain City location. SouthEast Bank will open its fourth Knox County location when the new branch at 4924 North Broadway opens the beginning of July. SouthEast Bank has been in the Knoxville market for more than...

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville Focus likes to sit and chat with public officials, private citizens, or just about anyone we find of interest. Rick Emmett is Knoxville’s downtown coordinator and has served under four mayors. The Kentucky native...

By Steve Williams Alyssa Montgomery was a picture of consistency in golf throughout her high school career at Central and is the female Student-Athlete of the Year for 2018-19. The Virginia Tech signee capped her highly successful run with a round of 70 and a third...

By Steve Williams Academics, art and athletics all figured into the selection of Cian Bell as Central High School’s male Student-Athlete of the Year. Acting was once a part of Cian’s life too, but there are so many hours in the day. Bell was named a National Merit...

By Amy Box Fellhoelter Calling the Christian Academy of Knoxville graduated class of 2019 “stellar” might be an understatement—not because the students earned more than nine million dollars in scholarships and accumulated more than 6,000 hours of community service,...