by design | Apr 19, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Development was expected following the four-lane expansion of Schaad Road from Oak Ridge Highway to Middlebrook Pike. What some residents there didn’t expect was a new Walmart complex about midway along the route. At...
by design | Apr 19, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Fulton looks like it’s on the path to Murfreesboro again, but this time to a real TSSAA state tournament in girls flag football. Last year’s state play wasn’t fully sanctioned and was more of a warm-up for the new sport. Regular season...
by design | Apr 19, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Farragut Museum has produced two scavenger hunts for kids to learn local history. The first one, titled “If the Trees Could Talk,” takes families throughout the Town of Farragut to find eight historically-significant spots, each marked by a tree. The tree...
by design | Apr 18, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from Trees Knoxville Trees Knoxville invites the community to celebrate our community forest at its annual Tree Fest on Friday, April 24, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Baker Creek Preserve. This free, family-friendly event brings together residents of all ages to learn...
by design | Apr 17, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Regional winner advances to finals after live culinary showdown ~ from Morning Pointe Senior Living The Smoky Region of East Tennessee has spoken, and after an evening of creativity, competition, and incredible flavor, a winner has officially been crowned. Morning...
by design | Apr 16, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present three new exhibitions at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville opening on Friday, May 1, from 5:00-9:00 PM. A free gathering with the exhibiting artists will also feature live music by Nick Swatson Time and...
by design | Apr 15, 2026 | The Daily Focus
The East Knoxville Business & Professional Association is proud to host a District 1 Board of Education Candidate Forum. This is a great opportunity to come hear directly from the confirmed candidates, learn where they stand, and be part of an important community...
by design | Apr 14, 2026 | The Daily Focus
~ from the Knox County Regional Forensic Center On Monday, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center released its 2025 Drug-Related Death Report, a 23-page record that details the illicit drug use trends of the past year inside Knox and Anderson counties. The data,...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi What in the name of Abby Conklin is going on here? The Tennessee Lady Vols, one of the most revered and history-making programs in all of women’s basketball, has seen a mass defection. Four players (Janiah Barker, Zee Spearman, Nya Robertson, Jersey...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Here’s the question for today. If “The Stop” against LSU in 1959 is the greatest defensive play in Tennessee history, what play comes in second? Here’s one man’s opinion of such game-changing defensive plays, starting with s second look at “The...
