Citizens National Bank celebrated the grand opening of its newest branch with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, March 30. CNB’s newest branch is located in Seymour next to Kroger at 10721 Chapman Highway, Suite 1, in the Seymour Kroger Shopping Center. The...
Spangler greets supporters at Corryton campaign stop By Ken Lay Tom Spangler has dedicated the majority of his life to law enforcement and now he’s making a bid to become Knox County’s next sheriff. “I knew, from the time that I was in the Air Force, that I wanted to...
By Steve Hunley There are a great many hard-working deputies in the Knox County Sheriff’s Department. Yet the recent controversy between the Knox County Pension Board and Knox County Law Director Richard “Bud” Armstrong illustrates an arrogant sense of entitlement and...
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Annual Neighborhood Conference Awards and Networking Luncheon had several surprises, not the least of which is that more than 600 people attended. The popular event was held at Hotel Knoxville, the former Knoxville Marriott,...
By Ray Hill Reed Smoot is a name long since forgotten by most, save for those few who remember the Smoot – Hawley tariff legislation. Yet, Reed Smoot was the first Mormon ever to be elected to the United States Senate, setting off a firestorm that consumed much of...
Since then, they’ve combined for nine state championships By Steve Williams Talk about an oddity. The most successful Knox County boys and girls high school basketball head coaches of all time – Fulton High’s Jody Wright and Shelley Sexton Collier of Webb School –...
By Steve Williams The King’s Academy softball team beat Mother Nature twice Thursday to notch a 7-6 win over Gibbs. With stormy weather in the forecast, TKA Coach Mark Weekly first moved up the starting time of the game one hour to 5 p.m. Then the Lady Lions used...
Located in West Knoxville, just off Cedar Bluff Rd, Tate’s School’s Executive Management Team celebrated the completion of a new Middle School Math Building. This 1,000 sf facility is located on a recently dedicated middle school campus and showcases the updated look...
Bud Armstrong Halts Raid on County Treasury Law Director, Five Commissioners Defend Charter and Protect Taxpayers By Focus Staff Knox County Law Director Richard “Bud” Armstrong has put a halt on a last minute attempt to raid the county’s treasury. Armstrong stepped...
By Steve Hunley Every time President Donald Trump calls out the mainstream media for “fake news” they howl like a hit dog. Despite the fact media figures are indignant at being challenged, the fact is the mainstream media is often biased and just plain wrong....
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