by design | May 22, 2022 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Janet Testerman kicks off campaign By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Janet Testerman, Knoxville City Council member and CEO of Young-Williams Animal Center, engaged the crowd of supporters that gathered at Lakeshore Park in Knoxville last Monday night to kick...
by design | May 22, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
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 design | May 22, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
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 design | May 22, 2022 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
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 design | May 22, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
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 design | May 22, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
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...
by design | May 22, 2022 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
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...
by design | May 21, 2022 | The Daily Focus
WHO: MEDIC Regional Blood Center WHAT: Parrot Head Week WHEN: May 23 – 27 WHERE: Donor Centers and Mobile Drives WHY: MEDIC is kicking off summer and looking to stabilize the blood product inventory ahead of the...
by design | May 20, 2022 | The Daily Focus
Schmid Honored for Article on Restoring Rights of Individuals Convicted of a Felony Crime Knoxville lawyer R. Culver Schmid will be presented with the prestigious Justice Joseph W. Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing on June 17 during the Tennessee Bar...
by design | May 19, 2022 | The Daily Focus
~ from Governor Bill Lee’s office Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) released the following actions and guidance regarding the nationwide infant formula shortage. “As parents across the country face empty shelves at...