by design | Jan 20, 2015 | Knox County, News, The Daily Focus
On Saturday, Jan. 24, 7 a.m.-noon, Knox County Schools’ teachers, teaching assistants and nurses will have the opportunity to shop for free classroom supplies when the Knox County Schools Teacher Supply Depot opens for the third time in the 2014-2015 school year....
by design | Jan 20, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
By Sally Absher Mark Twain popularized the phrase, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Judging from the reaction to a couple of recent articles in the Knoxville daily paper about teacher absenteeism, this is still true. ...
by design | Jan 19, 2015 | Archives, Public Notice
75 FORECLOSURES NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated April 30, 2001, executed by BRENDA GASKIN-RILEY , conveying certain real property therein described to...
by design | Jan 19, 2015 | Archives, Uncategorized
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Today, being the third Monday in January, we celebrate Martin Luther King Day. It is a legal holiday according to Tennessee law because it is a day “appointed by the governor or by the president of the United States as a day of...
by design | Jan 18, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Schoonmaker selected for 5th District Seat By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com John R. Schoonmaker, Chairman of the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals and once a former candidate who stood for election to 5th District seat in 2008, was selected in a split vote by...
by design | Jan 18, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com For this week’s Special Education feature, The Focus spoke with Patti Quinton, the mother of four beautiful girls. Caitlyn, 20, is currently a junior at the University of Tennessee. Kristen, 15, is a sophomore at the L &...