by design | Nov 16, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Director of Schools Jim McIntyre Releases Self -Evaluation As part of his annual evaluation, Dr. McIntyre submitted an eight page self-evaluation for the last evaluation cycle before the new rubric evaluation process approved by the Board of Education...
by Joe Rector | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I listened to the Democratic Debate a couple of weeks ago. No, it didn’t have the flair for dramatics that came from the earlier GOP gatherings, but some of the answers that the Dems gave for questions were every bit as frustrating as Republican...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Hard to believe that basketball season is already here. New Tennessee men’s coach Rick Barnes has already coached his first game for the Vols. Recently we had the chance to catch up with the long time Texas coach, and found out what he expects in his...
by Steve Williams | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When we last looked in on Tennessee football the Vols were enthused by a 38-31 come-from-behind victory over Georgia and well rested from a midseason open date as they prepared to head to Tuscaloosa to play Alabama. However, I was moaning about how...
by design | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Dr. Ferguson is on sabbatical after nearly eight years with the Focus. If you like this essay, there are more in his book, “Well…What Did the Doctor Say?” available online at Amazon as well as Barnes & Noble – a great Christmas gift...
by Ralphine Major | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is the season of Santa hats! Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 5. Local authors Wayne and Ralphine Major will be at Barnes & Noble, 8029 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee, for a book signing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for their first...
by design | Nov 16, 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 23, 2006, executed by TONI AKROUSH, OSAMA AN AKROUSH, conveying certain real property...
by design | Nov 15, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Effective on January 1st of this year is the Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014 (“EOPA”). The complete act may be found in Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 50-1-1001 through 1004. Among other things, the EOPA governs what an...
by design | Nov 15, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Carson Dailey kicks off campaign for County Commission By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Carson Dailey, a South Knox County leader and vice chairman of the Board of Zoning and Appeals, kicked off his campaign for the District 9 County Commission seat Thursday...
by design | Nov 15, 2015 | Absher, Archives, Columnist
By Sally Absher The banner at the top of the Knox County Schools website proclaims “Tennessee State Report Card Reveals Knox County Schools Achieves 90% High School Graduation Rate.” Admittedly, that is an improvement over the KCS graduation of 79.3% in 2008, and the...
