Earlier this month, community activist Vivian Shipe addressed the Knoxville City Council during the Public Comment part of the meeting. Her remarks struck home for many of the listeners and maybe even ...

Two Knox County Health Department initiatives received statewide recognition through the Tennessee Department of Health’s (TDH) Bright Spot Awards. The awards recognize examples of efforts that aim to ...

You may read his column every week in The Focus and you may think you know him through his stories. Yet there are probably a ...

The Red Kettle Campaign is a cornerstone of The Salvation Army’s fundraising. All donations stay local, and 83 cents of every dollar go directly toward serving individuals and families in need.

Bible, her daughters and her mother were put up by Bible’s fiance, Stevie Frazier, who lives about 15 minutes away. She was ...

How much of Earth is actually available for growing food? What food is grown in the United States and East Tennessee? What ...

Thursday, December 19 at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for applications from high school juniors and seniors wanting to become a ...

The East Tennessee Binocular Vision Center father-son duo is excited to return to Callahan Drive in Knoxville. The new office ...

Morning Pointe Senior Living leadership recognized Morning Pointe of Knoxville Assisted Living on Dec. 4 with its Community Outreach Award for 2024.

Thank you, Elon Musk. By Dr. Harold A. Black. [email protected]. haroldblackphd.com. In the presidential election of 2020, aligned against Trump were both the mainstream media ...

The human brain is the most marvelous thing ever created. Its powers are limited only by the owner. It’s sad that so many people choose to turn their brains off and blindly follow the thoughts of ...

Last Tuesday was Giving Tuesday and a cold wind and a few snowflakes did not discourage two Knoxville television stations, WATE and WVLT, from helping two non-profit organizations. The WATE staff ...