by design | Jul 13, 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 21, 2009, executed by WILLIAM W. UNDERWOOD, conveying certain real property therein described to...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Last week the House voted to renew the controversial No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, with Republican leadership narrowly defeating the wishes of both conservative members of their own party, and all Democrats. HB 5, the...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Students Lack Volunteer Hours for Tennessee Promise Scholarship Program. Only one in four students planning to participate in the Tennessee Promise scholarship program has completed the volunteer work needed to remain...
by design | Jul 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Back in the early 1980s, there were many reports of serious side effects from the DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine. Many lawsuits were filed against the vaccine companies, doctors and nurses for injuries allegedly...
by design | Jul 12, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
South Waterfront Park begins By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The ground was broken for the Suttree Landing Park Tuesday for what will eventually be part of a 3-mile long River Walk, stretching along the south side of the Tennessee River. The River Walk will...
by design | Jul 12, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When is a compromise not a compromise? When it gets a split vote — which is what happened during the Knoxville City Council meeting Tuesday when the new sign ordinance finally came up for discussion. After four years of work by a...
by Ray Hill | Jul 12, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Long forgotten by most, John Ridley Mitchell was a member of Congress for eight years and twice a viable candidate for statewide office in Tennessee. J. Ridley Mitchell was a formidable politician and a wily practitioner of the art of politics....
by design | Jul 12, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Karns stumbled out of the starting gate in this year’s District 6 Little League tournament, but roared across the finish line. Coach Ron Eller’s All-Star team (12-year-old division) completed its trip through the losers’ bracket with a...
by design | Jul 12, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Parkridge hears streetscape ideas The Parkridge neighborhood heard from Leslie Fawaz of the East Tennessee Design Center last week about a proposed Washington Avenue-Parkridge Streetscape. Fawaz said that improvements...
by design | Jul 12, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams A joint effort by two recreation commissions – Holston-Chilhowee and Carter – made it possible for a group of 12-and-under girls to have a softball team this summer. And what a team it turned out to be! The Holston-Chilhowee Pink Panthers won the...
