by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Election commission readies for November city election By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knox County Election Commission met Wednesday morning to certify the results of the recent City of Knoxville primary election and set up plans for staffing...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Woke Evil In Charlotte For the better part of the last 20 years, Knoxvillians have heard of the wonders of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mecklenburg County has been held up as a beacon of enlightenment and progress to Knoxville and...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Costigan of Colorado Edward P. Costigan By Ray Hill The most widely read news magazine in the world, TIME, aptly noted, “One way to spoil a party of which you disapprove is to leave it, making a disturbance as you go.” That was the description TIME used to report the...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
9/11 remembered in Knoxville By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Knoxville held its 24th ceremony to remember the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York. The event last Thursday began with patriotic bagpipe music performed by...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
A look inside the Blount Mansion By Pete Gawda In 1925, Knoxville was in danger of losing a historic landmark closely tied to the origin of the state. At that time, there was a movement to tear down William Blount’s 1792 home to build a parking lot for the Andrew...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Seventh class to be inducted Friday prior to football game By Steve Williams This is the seventh year for Halls High School Athletics’ Road to Fame to be honored. Jerry Julian started the recognition in 2019 with the inaugural class including a “dandy dozen.” A...
by design | Sep 14, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Trees Knoxville Announces Free Fall 2025 Volunteer Forester Program Classes Begin September 17 Trees Knoxville is excited to announce the launch of its Fall 2025 Volunteer Forester Program, a complimentary four-week certificate course offering residents a unique...
by design | Sep 13, 2025 | The Daily Focus
The Salvation Army of Knoxville Opens Registration for Angel Tree and Silver Bells The Salvation Army of Knoxville announces registration dates for families with children and/or seniors to register for this year’s Angel Tree and Silver Bells program. This hallmark...
by design | Sep 12, 2025 | The Daily Focus
The Tennessee Artist’s Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville. This meeting is free and open to anyone interested in the arts in East Tennessee....
by design | Sep 11, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Townsend Fall Heritage Festival: Music, Mountain Traditions and Memories in the Making The foothills of the Smokies will come alive with music, as fiddles, banjos, and harmonies reverberate through the Townsend Fall Heritage Festival, which will take place at a new...
