by design | Mar 29, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Peyton Alford knows firsthand it takes more than good pitching to pitch a perfect game. “I was pretty much hitting my spots and had good velocity,” said Powell High School’s junior lefthander last week, recalling the perfect game he recorded in a 3-0...
by design | Mar 29, 2015 | Archives
This year, Dogwood Arts will feature up to a dozen different events throughout April for residents and visitors to experience, from local art exhibits and open gardens to live music and performances. The celebration will kick-off on Wednesday, April 1 with A Very...
by design | Mar 23, 2015 | Public Notice
75 FORECLOSURES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on April 27, 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...
by design | Mar 23, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com Knox Teachers travel to Nashville to meet with Legislators. A group of local teachers, including Lauren Hopson, Amy Cate, Linda Holtzclaw, Sherry Morgan, Christina Graham, and Gloria Johnson spent part of their...
by design | Mar 23, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Parents and teachers are beginning to recognize the negative impact that high-stakes testing has on education. They see the billions of public tax dollars going to Pearson and others in the testing industry. They see discouraged teachers resigning in...
by design | Mar 23, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law On March 10, 2015 the Utah legislature passed a bill allowing firing squads to carry out the death penalty in the event of a shortage of execution drugs. It is expected that Utah’s governor will sign the bill into law before the...
by Joe Rector | Mar 23, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Folks can get their hackles up over a variety of things. Sometimes it’s the result of an argument with friends. Nothing causes tempers to flare quicker than negative comments about a individuals’ families. Even attacks on traditions can ignites fires in...
by design | Mar 23, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Spring seems tantalizingly close, even though it’s cold and rainy today. By this time of the year most of us are sick of winter, and any “backsliding” of spring is unacceptable. We even give the cold-snaps of spring colorful names like redbud or...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 23, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman At the present time, Tennessee Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart is one of the most unpopular people in town. Sure, his hiring of Butch Jones is starting to pay off, and when football “drives the engine,” that’s good for the bottom...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 23, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Gene Allen Cantley, the only sophomore on Bob Dagley’s 1965 Gibbs Eagles’ team, served in the United States Army, E-5, and was stationed in Germany. It was in Frankfurt, Germany, that his first child was born. Jason Allen Cantley was born with a...
