by design | Dec 14, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Board of Education Races Heat Up Last Thursday was the deadline for candidate petitions for the March 1 election, which includes the non-partisan Board of Education District 2, 3, 5, and 8 seats. A total of 11 petitions were picked up, but only seven...
by design | Dec 14, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore The United States is not the only country that celebrates Christmas as we well know. It is celebrated in almost every country in the world. I can’t list them all in this column, but let’s take a look at a couple of them. One of the most important ways...
by design | Dec 13, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Food City Shoppers Fight Against Hunger Since 1992, Food City, in partnership with their customers, has conducted an annual campaign to raise funds for local non-profit hunger relief organizations. The holiday promotion “Race Against Hunger” is co-sponsored by...
by design | Dec 13, 2015 | Andrews, Archives, Columnist
By Dan Andrews andrewsd@knoxfocus.com Over the course of two nights, fifty individuals achieved the honor to wear the badge that allows them to be called a firefighter. On Tuesday, December 8, eighteen members of the Rural Metro firefighter training class took their...
by Ray Hill | Dec 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill When 1934 began, Harry S. Truman had been a deeply disappointed man. He faced political oblivion. By all accounts, Truman had been one of the very few honest public servants in Jackson County, Missouri. On occasion, he had been able to buck Boss Tom...
by design | Dec 13, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The late Nita Buell Black and several other people decided to create the Powell Playhouse following an alumni meeting of Powell High School graduates in 2010. They had talked about creating an acting group prior to that but after...
by design | Dec 13, 2015 | Archives
The Knox County Schools will receive a significant gift from the Haslam family and Pilot Flying J to refurbish and modernize the football fields at the district’s 13 high schools over a 36-month period. The project is set to break ground in April 2016. Included in the...
by design | Dec 13, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Cheers for the Central High School cheerleading squad! According to its coach, Jackie Raley, her “team” has given “well over 500 community service hours” since the spring of 2015. “The cheerleaders do a variety of community service each year and are...
by design | Dec 7, 2015 | Public Notice
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 August 15, 2008, executed by John E. Ford, Thelma L. Ford, Nancy Phillips, conveying certain real property therein...
by design | Dec 7, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher The Board of Education Special Call meeting last week to discuss Dr. McIntyre’s contract extension/renewal (the Law Department still isn’t quite sure which term is correct) got off to a rough start almost immediately. Amber Rountree made a motion to...
