by design | Nov 3, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Interesting happenings in the visiting team area after the game By Tom Mattingly Tennessee fans across the expanse of Neyland Stadium see visiting teams trot onto the field to a scattered chorus of boos, but that’s just part of the story. There’s drama underneath the...
by design | Nov 3, 2025 | The Daily Focus
East Tennessee PBS and Big Slate Media Launch “The SNAP Gap” Initiative to Connect People with Community Support East Tennessee PBS and Big Slate Media have joined forces to help connect individuals and families losing access to SNAP benefits with the support and...
by design | Nov 3, 2025 | Public Notice
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE TO: JOHN CHASTEEN, MISTY CHASTEEN, ET AL. IN RE: WILSON BENDIGITO, REGINOLD JONES, AND EDWARD HAKIZIMANA, Plaintiffs v. JOHN CHASTEEN, MISTY CHASTEEN, ET AL., Defendants NO. 209990-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE In this Cause,...
by design | Nov 2, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
County launches Bridge to Safety for victims of domestic violence By Ken Lay Knox County officially launched its Bridge to Safety program Tuesday afternoon at the City-County Building. The program, which will aid victims of domestic violence in Knox County, will be...
by design | Nov 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Vote NO On Proposed City Sales Tax Increase Much of the war chest raised for the advertising campaign on behalf of Mayor Indya Kincannon’s effort to raise the sales tax inside the City of Knoxville was due to large contributions...
by design | Nov 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Fulton ends season with two wins and, hopefully, confidence By Steve Williams It was an unusual football season for Fulton High, which has had one of the state’s top programs over the past 30 years. The Falcons lost their first eight games before winning their last...
by design | Nov 2, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The Restoration of the Truman White House By Ray Hill The Second World War was being fought to a finish. Within weeks, Adolf Hitler, isolated and delusional in his fortified bunker buried beneath Berlin, heard of Benito Mussolini’s ill end. The former dictator of...
by design | Nov 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Commission splits on three issues By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Political division spilled over into the regular meeting of the Knox County Commission last week as three issues were debated, and two of the issues were basically nullified by...
by design | Nov 2, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Runners had to compete in ‘terrible’ conditions By Steve Williams High school cross country runners had to deal with slick, muddy conditions as they competed for TSSAA state tournament berths last Tuesday at Victor Ashe Park. The rainy days had ended, but puddles of...
by design | Nov 2, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Fiscal Year 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program Adopted The Fiscal Year 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) was adopted by the TPO Executive Board at their meeting on Wednesday, October 22. The TIP is a short-range transportation plan that...
