Bobcats are impressive in 70-48 win over Halls By Steve Williams Central had a new look when it took the court against Halls in the District 3-4A basketball tournament on Feb. 14. “The last time we played this team they were beating us for the first 29 minutes and we...
The Knoxville Focus for February 12, 2024
Law Director David Buuck Running For Re-Election By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com One of the most important races in the upcoming March 5 Republican primary is that for Knox County Law Director. The law director is responsible for providing legal...
Publisher’s Positions
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Well Done, Mike McMillan Nobody would have been more pleased than Mike McMillan by the send-off he received from friends. McMillan passed away after a long battle with cancer on January 26. Congressman Tim Burchett spoke at Mike...
Corryton Community Club Unveils New KCSO Satellite Location
Corryton Community Club Unveils New KCSO Satellite Location By Ken Leinart Welcome to the Corryton Community. The northeast section of Knox County welcomed a new satellite office for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Feb. 5. The facility opened at the...
Battle of The Titans: Carmack versus Taylor
Battle of The Titans: Carmack versus Taylor By Ray Hill Politically speaking, Tennessee has never lacked for talent or ability. To get to the United States Senate, Kenneth D. McKellar had to defeat two of Tennessee’s most recognizable Democrats, as well as the best...
Halls girls and Central boys are looking to advance
Halls girls and Central boys are looking to advance By Steve Williams The Halls girls and Central boys will be playing in season-ending elimination games Tuesday night in the District 3-4A basketball tournament at Central High. Games pitting the No. 4 versus No. 5...
Catching Up With Alan Williams
Catching Up With Alan Williams By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You may know that retired WVLT News Anchor Alan Williams and his wife were on a pilgrimage to Israel and were there during the Hamas rocket attack. He and the members of the Knoxville...
The Knoxville Focus for February 5, 2024
Jackie Raley named East Tennessee Chief Deputy Assessor of the Year for 2023 Jackie Raley, Knox County Chief Deputy Assessor of Property, was awarded the East Tennessee Chief Deputy Assessor of the Year Award for 2023 before the Tennessee Association of Assessing...
Publisher’s Positions
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Piper Seeks Appointment Cortney Piper began lobbying for an appointment to the Knox County Board of Education just as soon as the news broke that incumbent Mike McMillan had died. Piper sent an email to 8th District County...
J.D. Lambert named Fountain City Man of the Year
J.D. Lambert named Fountain City Man of the Year By Ken Lay For years, J.D. Lambert was a constant presence at Central High School. The longtime teacher, girls and boys basketball coach, assistant principal and athletic director had his accomplishments recognized...
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Smoky Mountain Home Health and Hospice Celebrates 30 years
Since 1982, Smoky Mountain...
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Karns LL teams are battling for state berth
By Steve Williams Karns is...
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The Knoxville Focus: Monday, August 13, 2012
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92 Boxes of Love
More than 20 volunteers...
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South-Doyle Delivers Shutout over Heritage
By Adam Sullivan It’s not...
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Rosie’s World
Rosie Moore celebrated her...