by design | Feb 1, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Hunley The Knox County Education Association will soon be having an election to determine who will lead the teachers organization for the next year. The outcome may not be important to the average citizen, but it could hardly be more important to educators....
by Ray Hill | Feb 1, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Austin Peay was once one of Tennessee’s more famous governors, hailed as perhaps one of the most talented reformers in the state’s history. The late governor’s legacy is hardly confined to the university named for him in his home city of Clarksville. Born...
by design | Feb 1, 2015 | Archives
By Sally Absher sallyabsher@knoxfocus.com One topic of discussion during the four hour January mid-month Board of Education meeting was the Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2). We applaud KCS for admitting that the RTI2 universal screener, STAR...
by design | Feb 1, 2015 | Archives
By Steve Williams Marjorie Butler didn’t come away with a win, but she made her former high school coach proud. The Webb School product, who is now the starting point guard for the University of Georgia, played from start to finish in the Lady Bulldogs’ 59-51 loss to...
by design | Jan 31, 2015 | Knoxville, News, The Daily Focus
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Metropolitan Planning Commission recommended against it and the Inskip Neighborhood Association is opposed to it but Quint Bourgeois is appealing to City Council Tuesday. He wants to rezone his property on Bruhin road...
by design | Jan 27, 2015 | sports, The Daily Focus
By Ken Lay Central High School will unofficially open the 2015 baseball season with its first annual Leadoff Banquet on Jan. 31 at the Family Life Center at Central Baptist Church in Fountain City. The event, which begins at 5 p.m. and will be emceed by...
by design | Jan 26, 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 April 30, 2001, executed by BRENDA GASKIN-RILEY , conveying certain real property therein described to...
by design | Jan 26, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes life seems complicated. There is even a movie with a similar name. My concierge medical practice seems complicated at times. Even though I take care of far fewer patients than I used to, those I look after these days, get far more...
by Steve Williams | Jan 26, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The telecast of Tennessee shooting down South Carolina in Columbia last week looked good to fans of the Vols, but the news in the streamer running beneath the screen cut into the excitement and again raised questions about the future of head coach...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 26, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Normally when the Super Bowl rolls around I can always find a reason to root for one of the teams… but I’m not going to lie. I’m rooting for Glendale to be overrun by zombies because you would be hard pressed to find two teams that are more unlikeable...
