by design | Feb 7, 2015 | Knoxville, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely In an effort to remove blight, redevelop neighborhoods and provide affordable housing the City of Knoxville offers vacant lots and lots with substandard housing for sale. Individuals, non-profit organizations and businesses can bid on the...
by design | Feb 4, 2015 | News, The Daily Focus
Dr. McIntyre went to Washington D.C. this week to participate in a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions roundtable discussion on the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Before he left, he invited Board of Education members to...
by design | Feb 2, 2015 | Public Notice
75 FORECLOSURES NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEÕS SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated July 30, 2009, executed by TERRI LYN NOLAN, conveying certain real property therein described to ASPEN...
by design | Feb 2, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve often wondered if someday I’ll run out of things to write or say. After all there are only so many body parts to explain, places to go or stories in one’s brain. I find my interests have shifted rather than changed over the years. History...
by Mike Steely | Feb 2, 2015 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely It’s only 8 hours away, more or less, and it’s a place you’ve seen even if you’ve never been there. Beaufort, S.C., is north of Hilton Head Island and south of Charleston. The little town is a more affordable vacation spot than some of the other east...
by Joe Rector | Feb 2, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Church is always a place where memories come flooding. I sit there and recall so many things, from my Mother seated in the second pew and praying for strength as she served as the only parent for three teenaged boys to children’s programs filled with...
by design | Feb 2, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher It’s THAT time of the year. During the month of February, every child from grade 3 to grade 11 is expected to take the online TCAP Writing Assessment. The test dates are staggered, depending on grade, and school. For Elementary and Middle school...
by design | Feb 2, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher No Child Left Behind, that is. Tennessee’s senior senator Lamar Alexander is making quite a name for himself these days on the topic of education. Alexander, the new chairman of the Senate’s education committee, released a draft bill last month...
by design | Feb 1, 2015 | Archived Editions, Archives
Leadership of KCEA challenged By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com A contest for leadership of the Knox County Education Association (KCEA) is underway that could see a more proactive leadership and new officers for the 2,000-member teachers group. The monthly...
by design | Feb 1, 2015 | Archives
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com In what was expected to be a close vote, the Knox County Commission voted 8-2 to change its meeting times from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The argument for holding Commission Regular Meetings later in the day is that more of the public would...
