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New data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study underscores the ongoing struggle many East Tennessee families face in putting food on the table. The report found that more than eight in ten counties with the highest rates of food insecurity are rural or located in the South. Additionally, nearly half of all indi
Five-time Regional Emmy-nominated director Caleb Holland premieres What Dolly Gave Me: Celebrating an East Tennessee Folk Hero today, September 25, for the inaugural Dolly Day. The new 23-minute independent documentary was filmed across East Tennessee in the days and weeks following Dolly Parton’s passing, capturing th
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor Being still is harder than it sounds. Try sitting quietly while your phone buzzes, or resting when you have a problem you cannot solve. Try sleeping when your mind has decided to rehearse every possible outcome of tomorrow, and try doing nothing when everythin
By Steve Hunley County Commission Should Not Give Up Zoning Authority County Commissioner Courtney Durrett is proposing what appears to be a slight change that could potentially have big consequences should it be adopted. Durrett proposed the change after a comment from a member of the county law director’s staff of at
By Jamie Schnell schnellj@knoxfocus.com Barbara Moorman, a cherished resident of The Pointe at LifeSpring Senior Living for eight years, celebrated her 102nd birthday on Friday with family, friends, residents, and caring staff. Excitement filled the room as everybody came together to help Barbara relive one of her fond
By Ray Hill Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer sounds like a name conjured by a writer like Margaret Mitchell, who wrote “Gone With the Wind.” The very name makes one think of Southern aristocracy, and while Lansdale Sasscer lived in a Border State, he was certainly born to the manor. Sasscer was a resident of Marlboro, Marylan
~ from Knox County Schools Members of the community are invited to join Knox County Schools in honoring service this Veterans Day. Staff, families, and community partners are invited to purchase and wear the district’s special Honoring Service T-shirt on November 11 to recognize KCS staff members who have served and ar
This Saturday, Sept. 26, Keep Knoxville Beautiful hosts its sixth annual East Knoxville Community Cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, 620 Winona St. Folks can arrive at the park to get supplies and then disperse to clean up roads, creeks, and parks in the area. Ijams Nature Center […]
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com The area near Lakeshore Park may become a Conservation and Historic Overlay neighborhood. The Knoxville City Council may vote Tuesday to ask the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission to look into designating it as such. The resolution asks the planners to look at r
Emerald Youth Foundation hosts Rick Barnes Golf Tournament By Ken Lay The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team began preparations for the 2026-27 season last week. But before the Vols started practice, the Emerald Youth Foundation hosted one of its biggest annual fundraisers, the Rick Barnes Emerald Youth Golf
By Steve Williams Post-season golf play is underway and sisters Olivia and Ivey Collins led Gibbs to the District 2-A championship on Sept. 21 at the Island Pointe course in Kodak. Olivia earned medalist honors with an 83 and Ivey shot an 85 for the Lady Eagles’ total of 168. In the boys’ 2-A tourney, […]
Knoxville lawmakers Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, Sen. Becky Massey and Sen. Richard Briggs announced that seven Knox County senior centers and programs have been awarded a total of $293,000 through the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging. “Senior centers help older Tennesseans stay active, connected and supported i
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