“We’re a local hometown community bank that can fund American dreams,” Rebekah “Becka” Hurst told The Focus in describing Tennessee State Bank. “We focus on the community, not a number.” Hurst should ...

NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Parks will hold First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day, with most of the 59 state parks hosting the events as part of the parks’ year-long Signature Hikes series. The free ...

If you have traveled Emory Road in North Knox County you may have noticed an old cabin with a historic marker in front. That old log structure predates the state and was the home of one of Knox County ...

Kamala Harris ran ads as the “candidate of change” promising a “new way forward.” She apparently forgot that she was Joe Biden’s vice president. Did this mean she was going to change Biden’s policies?

Thousands of folks, perhaps even millions of them, will begin the year 2025 with pledges to change things in their lives. We have a way of trying to start each year with resolutions to better ...

As the year comes to a close, The Salvation Army of Knoxville is urging community members to give generously, ensuring their neighbors in need receive help not just during the holidays but all year ...

This season Tennessee’s football team won 10 games. They beat rivals Florida and Alabama, each of them for the second time in three years. They finished the regular season tied for second place in the ...

Sertoma of Knoxville is proud to announce its upcoming fundraiser, set to take place on February 6, 2025, at the JTV Headquarters Auditorium. This highly anticipated event will feature two of ...

My late wife, Lynn, sometimes told people that I didn’t like change and that I still lived in Andy Griffith of Mayberry days. Then, one day about 15 or 20 years ago, I read in the newspaper that I had ...

Watching birds come and go from our yards lowers our blood pressure, and it’s a peaceful, soothing activity for the cold winter months. Providing the proper seeds, feeders, nestboxes, birdbaths, berry ...

I begin this last column of the year on a high note of optimism. The year 2024 was the proverbial Alexander’s “Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad [year].” I’m done with Biden and Democrats as well ...

Rarely have three consecutive December Saturdays been as significant as Dec. 4, Dec. 11, and Dec. 18 were in 1965, following a successful Tennessee football season. These were December Saturdays that ...