by design | Apr 16, 2015 | Knox County, Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Rain or shine, EarthFest 2015 will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the World’s Fair Park performance lawn in downtown Knoxville. There will be over 100 exhibitors and attractions, and as always, it’s a free, zero-waste event for the whole...
by design | Apr 13, 2015 | Public Notice
75 FORECLOSURES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on May 4, 2015 on or about 11:00AM local time, at the North door, Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below,...
by design | Apr 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Society tries to deter crime by devising a variety of punishments for individuals who commit those crimes. These range from the assessment of fines and probation to incarceration and even the death penalty. I want to focus here...
by design | Apr 13, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher BOE Called Meeting TONIGHT to Vote on FY16 Budget. The Knox County Board of Education will hold a called meeting to discuss and vote on the fiscal year 2016 general purpose, capital improvement and school nutrition fund budgets on Monday, April 13 at 5...
by design | Apr 13, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com When Dr. McIntyre planned the Community Meeting to discuss his FY 2016 budget, he probably didn’t expect the majority of the questions and comments to revolve around his decision to end AVID (Advancement Via...
by design | Apr 13, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Over the past few months, KCS facilitated a series of over 40 school and district-wide meetings to discuss year round education (YRE), or “balanced” calendar. But while parents were generally notified, few others in the community were aware the...
by Joe Rector | Apr 13, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Most folks work for a living. It’s time-consuming and demanding each and every day of the work week. Some people also must put in overtime to complete assignments, often without extra pay. However, of all the jobs, nothing is more intense than being a...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 13, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It was a beautiful day in Knoxville. On Tuesday, March 24th, the sun was shining brightly without a cloud in the sky. It was the kind of day that makes you realize spring is here and the long hard winter is over. Vols fans hope that the weather that...
by Steve Williams | Apr 13, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I‘m beginning to think Dave Hart carries a four-leaf clover around in his pocket. It might even be one he picked off the ground in Tuscaloosa years ago. That doesn’t matter. It’s working for Tennessee now. The popularity rating of the University of...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 13, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was a good while back that she handed me a big brown envelope. I did not realize at first, but it was full of gems from half a century ago—black and white photographs. I saw Judy and Les Spitzer recently at Georgia Wright’s 91st birthday...
