by design | May 10, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Youth at the top of its batting order came through for Gibbs High’s softball team in the District 3-AAA tournament finals. The Lady Eagles sent a sophomore and two freshmen to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning last Wednesday and the trio...
by design | May 10, 2015 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely June 18th is the last day for candidates for Knoxville Mayor and Knoxville City Council to qualify for the September 29th Primary Election; as of Thursday, only two candidates had returned their petitions. Mayor Madeline Rogero has picked up her...
by design | May 7, 2015 | Knox County, The Daily Focus
Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Mooreland Heights Elementary School (MHES) will be performing the musical, “Willy Wonka Kids,” on May 8, 2015, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Because of the popularity of the school’s musical performances, the “Willy Wonka Kids”...
by design | May 4, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Pond Gap is a University-Assisted Community School (UACS), operating in close association with the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at UTK. It was the first Community School in Knox County. UT hopes to add another UACS program at Inskip...
by design | May 4, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher A Retroactive Vote won’t make it right. After learning that Dr. McIntyre had quietly approved the KCS hiring of Broad Center Resident Christy Hendler under a matching grant agreement, BOE members Patti Bounds and Amber Rountree separately asked the Law...
by design | May 4, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law State law creates a hospital lien in favor of every person, firm, association, institution or governmental unit operating and maintaining a hospital in the state of Tennessee. Hospital liens are described in Title 29, Chapter 22...
by Mark Nagi | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Five weeks and 15 practices are over, and now the long wait for the 2015 season begins for Tennessee. On Saturday, April 25th, the Vols played their annual Orange & White Game in front an announced crowd (sarcastic cough) of 63,016. So what did we...
by Ralphine Major | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “Her children arise up, and call her blessed” Proverbs 31:28 (KJV) Mother’s Day. It is one of the most celebrated times of the year. The role of a mother is special. It is her nature to nurture and care, guide and direct, and sacrifice and pray...
by design | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday” celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent...
by Joe Rector | May 4, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector In the crook of the gutter at the corner of our deck, a robin worked diligently until she built her nest. Its position kept if out of the rain, and she found her place and began the process of hatching the eggs that held her babies. I’ve watched her for...
