by design | Jul 26, 2014 | Knox County, Knoxville, The Daily Focus
Neyland Drive, traditionally the main viewing area for Boomsday, will be open free to the public for Boomsday 2014. Tickets will be required for the Rodney Atkins concert, which will now take place at 10 p.m. inside Thompson Boling Arena after the fireworks. The...
by design | Jul 22, 2014 | News, The Daily Focus
Those long awaited locally grown “real” tomatoes are here! The farmers at the Seymour Farmers Market have a large variety of heirloom tomatoes like Mortgage Lifter, Mr Stripey and Cherokee Purple, as well as some of the standard hybrids like Big Boy. The taste is...
by design | Jul 21, 2014 | Public Notice
Sale at public auction will be on August 18, 2014 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, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jul 21, 2014 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law It is a sad fact that some lawsuits take many months and even years before they are settled or proceed to trial. Fortunately, people who are seriously injured can usually find an attorney to pursue a lawsuit against the...
by design | Jul 21, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher It has been two decades since the first public charter school opened in Minnesota, conceived as a laboratory where innovations could be tested before being introduced into public schools. Now, 42 states encourage charters as an alternative to...
by design | Jul 21, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher In the lazy month of July, when teachers should be relaxing and taking a well-deserved break from thinking about school, a record number of KCS teachers are racing to meet the July 21 deadline to file grievances with Knox County Schools. Why? Record...
by design | Jul 21, 2014 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a baby boomer, the music I identify with is Rock and Roll. I came of age in the 60s and “my music” was the British invasion of the Beatles, but even more so, the Motown sound of the Contours, Smokey Robinson, and, of course, Marvin Gaye. In...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 21, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I did not know the man who approached us outside the IGA grocery store, but my brother recognized him from their high school days. Tim, one of four Zachary sons, told how he had come by our house to see if I would be interested in writing about his...
by Joe Rector | Jul 21, 2014 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I’m around all makes and models of cars in my job. It’s fun to drive them without having to make a monthly payment or haggle with a salesperson. I’ve learned some surprising things about the rental car business during my nearly 3 month time at...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 21, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The best thing about the annual SEC Media Days in Hoover, Alabama is that no team, nor their fans, has had their hearts ripped out yet. Games are still 6 weeks away. On Tuesday, July 15 the Tennessee Volunteers took to the podiums in front of over 1200...
