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Unclaimed Vietnam Veteran buried with honors

by design | Aug 4, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com A Vietnam War veteran with no known family or relatives was buried last week. The 20-year resident of Newport would have been pleased to find that he had a family among fellow veterans as more than 100 people turned out for his...

The Knoxville Focus for July 29, 2019

by design | Jul 28, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Second reading of Recode before City Council By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When the Knoxville City Council meets Tuesday evening the members will be asked for a final approval of Recode, an overall revision of zoning and building regulations. More than two...

Where’s grandfather… What’s EN… Where’s proper notice?

by Steve Hunley | Jul 28, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Steve Hunley Recode Knoxville will be voted on Tuesday, July 30 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City-County Building. This will be the second and final vote on the text of Recode which is now at 410 pages in Recode Draft 5.5. Tomorrow’s meeting will...

Abloom Florist donates flowers to Shannondale Healthcare Center

by design | Jul 28, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay A local florist made last week a little brighter for the patients at Shannondale Health Care Center. It was a cloudy and drizzly day, but Dianne Storm and Tina Lakin of West Knoxville’s Abloom Florist delivered a few flowers to the senior healthcare center...

‘Something extra’ always part of Pet Nanny Pet Care

by design | Jul 28, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Amy Box Fellhoelter As a person who has poured her life into helping others as a nurse and now caring for pets as a pet sitter, Jennifer Mills, owner of Pet Nanny Pet Care, desires for the animals of her clients to be not only well cared for, but genuinely loved by...

Ogle answers call to service at Mobility City of East Tennessee

by design | Jul 28, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ken Lay Throughout his career, Shane Ogle was always been a public servant. He’s worked as a public safety officer for McGhee-Tyson Airport, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department and the Blount County Sheriff’s Department. But an injury changed his life and...

The Knoxville Focus for July 22, 2019

by design | Jul 21, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

Wanda Moody honored with naming of bridge By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com “Tough but fair and never afraid to speak her mind” was the description given Friday at the dedication of the Wanda Moody Overpass on North Winston Road. Those words were from Knoxville...

We found the Recode maps

by Steve Hunley | Jul 21, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:

And Madeline’s Meltdown By Steve Hunley The first of two votes on the zoning and code process upheaval known as Recode in Knoxville City Council has happened. Recode was approved by council by a vote of 7 to 2 (Voting for Recode were: Stair, Saunders, McKenzie, Rider,...

Community leader Lynn Redmon memorialized

by design | Jul 21, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Lynn Redmon, a Norwood and Knoxville community leader, passed away last year and was memorialized Wednesday as the Norwood Public Library building was named for him. Redmon was known and respected for being a spokesman for...

Walter Chandler

by Ray Hill | Jul 21, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Walter Chandler enjoyed a long and productive political career, serving as a state legislator, congressman and mayor of Memphis. Chandler was also a highly successful attorney and was responsible for the Baker vs. Carr lawsuit that guaranteed Americans...