By Steve Hunley Kincannon Proposes, Council Approves 21% Tax Increase Nobody who reads The Knoxville Focus can possibly be surprised the City of Knoxville will see the biggest increase in its property tax in history. Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed a 50-cent (21%)...
By Bill Howard Last Thursday night at 7 o’clock brought a momentous step forward for kids in East Knoxville wanting to play baseball and softball. At that time, the City of Knoxville had a ceremony for the re-opening of Claude Walker Ballpark, located at 2945...
By Ray Hill For decades, Democrats in Tennessee had enjoyed the luxury of sailing through general elections without having to worry about the results. Republicans in Tennessee talked a good game and usually had nominees for both the governorship and seats in the...
By Steve Williams High school football in May will attract a pretty good crowd, particularly when the two teams involved are defending state champions. Alcoa, the Blount County manufacturer of the most state titles (20) in Tennessee since the classification era began...
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Across Bruhin Road from the Inskip Park and Pool is an overgrown 4-acre lot the owner has been trying to develop for multi-family dwellings. During last week’s Knoxville City Council meeting, Councilman Charles Thomas...
The 10,000 Scoop Challenge Comes to Knoxville to Support Local Programs I scream, you scream, we all scream for free Mayfield Dairy Farms® Moose Tracks Ice Cream! If Knoxville residents are ice cream fans, they will love the 10,000 Scoop Challenge coming to Market...
Judge Charles Susano Has Passed Away By Steve Hunley, Publisher publisher@knoxfocus.com Retired former Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Charles D. Susano Jr. passed away May 7, 2022. The eighty-six-year-old former jurist slipped away peacefully while...
By Steve Hunley Bud Armstrong will be the People’s Judge - Not the Lawyer’s Judge Georgianna Vines of the Knoxville News-Sentinel and Jesse Fox Mayshark of the online publication The Compass, seem to be stuck on the fact Richard “Bud” Armstrong did not receive the...
Emerald Youth Celebrates 30th Year at Annual Prayer Breakfast By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Emerald Youth Foundation celebrated 30 years of success with “good music and a bit of Jesus” at the annual prayer breakfast held earlier this month. JustLead Ministry...
By Ray Hill I noticed the other day Senator Bill Hagerty released a list of those he had nominated for the various military academies. Most senators now keep a person on staff to review the application of those wanting to attend military academies and it is still an...
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