Knoxville Focus for June 8, 2015

BOE votes to ‘cure’ mismanagement of grants 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...

Senator Massey speaks at East Knoxville Forum

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com When state Senator Becky Duncan Massey was running for office she knocked on many doors. One of those doors was that of Michael Covington. “Once you get to know Senator Massey you feel like you’ve known her for a long time,”...

Big City Dentistry, Small Town Feel

By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Offering upscale professional dental office care, Kennedy Dentistry is located just north of Knoxville, in Powell, Tennessee. The office, at 2529 West Emory Road, is celebrating 10 years of service to the area. To celebrate the...

It’s just football now for South-Doyle’s Brody Rollins

By Steve Williams Brody Rollins is not one to slow down, but his athletic career on the next level may be a little simpler. He won’t be going from one sport to the next as he did the past four years at South-Doyle High School. “Yes, I will only be playing football in...

Mills shares faith through basketball

By Ken Lay Her college playing days may be behind her but that doesn’t mean that Taylor Mills is finished with basketball — the sport that has dominated her life. “Basketball has opened so many doors for me and it gives me a platform to share my faith,” said...

Legal and Public notices for June 1, 2-15

foreclosure notices   NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, KNOX COUNTY WHEREAS, Johnetta Underwood and Katherine R Upton executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Lender and...

Focus on the Law: Contempt of Court

By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Courts operate with authority over the property of parties to a lawsuit and in some cases with authority over the person of the parties. The court can require that a person perform specific acts or refrain from taking specific...