by design | Aug 18, 2025 | Public Notice
FORECLOSURE NOTICES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated 11/08/2022, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded 12/02/2022, in...
by design | Aug 17, 2025 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Larsen Jay hosts West Knoxville meet-and-greet By Ken Lay Vintage cars lined a section of the parking lot while the sounds of Shed House Trio, a local bluegrass band, could be heard and the smells of barbecue pierced the air late Thursday afternoon. Supporters were...
by design | Aug 17, 2025 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Leftists Have No Desire To Punish Crime Or Criminals By Steve Hunley The hand-wringing about the horrific crimes in our nation’s capital needs and deserves attention from its local leaders. Instead, it got a group of woke morons who are doing their best to run it...
by design | Aug 17, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
It’s high school football time again! By Steve Williams High schools need their sports and for many years football seems to be king in the Knoxville area and surrounding counties. Maybe it’s the buzz of the fans and the sound of the bands and cheerleaders as you near...
by design | Aug 17, 2025 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Our Congressman Richard W. Austin By Ray Hill For a decade, the congressman from Tennessee’s Second Congressional District was Richard W. Austin. Lean of frame, clean-shaven with piercing eyes and a bald pate, R. W. Austin counted his friends by the thousands. ...
by design | Aug 17, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Knox Heritage names historic Fragile and Fading sites By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Standing in the median strip of Middlebrook Pike is the 1845 Knott-York House. Before its sale in March of this year, it remained under the same family ownership...
by design | Aug 17, 2025 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Halls, Fulton and Central prevail on opening night By Steve Williams A message came in from Tracy Miller-Davis of the Knox County Schools’ athletics office last Wednesday night that the KOC High School Kick-Off Classic had to be moved from Halls to Central for...
by design | Aug 17, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Will the wheel tax disappear? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com At-large Commissioner Larsen Jay’s proposal to lower the Knox County Wheel Tax is the last item on the Knox County Commission’s tentative agenda. The commissioners meet today to set the...
by design | Aug 16, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Could non-residents decide the city council races? By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Early voting for the city primary hit the halfway point last week, and the turnout numbers are low so far. The primary election for five new Knoxville City Council...
by design | Aug 15, 2025 | The Daily Focus
WHAT: Ijams Hummingbird Festival: A Celebration of Wings presented by Wild Birds Unlimited Knoxville WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 16, 7 am.-1 p.m. WHERE: Ijams Nature Center Homesite Hummingbirds, butterflies, and other things with wings are the focus of Ijams Nature...
