by Ray Hill | Jun 14, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Someone once said. “Write what should not be forgotten” and ironically, I have forgotten who said it. Ewin Lamar Davis is little remembered today, but during his time he was an interesting figure and led a productive life. Born in Bedford County,...
by design | Jun 8, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher More on the Mysterious TCAP Math Last week we reported that the TCAP “Quick Scores” were back (in time to be calculated into students’ grades this year) and they were FANTASTIC! So fantastic that teachers across the state were concerned. We did...
by design | Jun 8, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Apparently, two Board of Education meetings and a Joint Education Committee meeting (comprised of members of the BOE and County Commission) aren’t enough for one week. KCS also scheduled a community engagement meeting last week “to begin to gather...
by design | Jun 8, 2015 | Columnist
The Interstate Earthquake Emergency Compact of 1988 was ratified in Tennessee and the text may be found in the Tennessee Code Annotated in Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 7. The Compact proposed an agreement among ratifying states to “provide mutual aid…in meeting any...
by design | Jun 8, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
Also, Big Turnout for Christina Graham By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com The Board of Education was desperately looking for a way to fix the problems with the Broad Resident Program grant revealed last month, in which a grant award requiring matching funds...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 8, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I first began writing this story three years ago, just before Laura Simpson broke the devastating news at church one Sunday. Hannah Renee Vrandenburgh Julian’s father had been tragically killed on Friday afternoon coming home from work. We followed...
