by design | May 21, 2019 | The Daily Focus
When: 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2019 Where: Cal Johnson Recreation Center, 507 Hall of Fame Drive Who: World-acclaimed author, educator and poet Nikki Giovanni will read her “Knoxville, Tennessee” poem during the unveiling ...
by design | May 20, 2019 | The Daily Focus
The Community Action Committee (CAC) is seeking applicants for its thirty–third Community Leadership class. Community Leadership provides training sessions for current and emerging leaders representing low and moderate – income neighborhoods and groups. The program...
by design | May 20, 2019 | Public Notice
Foreclosure notices SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE WHEREAS default has occurred in the payment of a debt due Volunteer Studios Plus, G.P. secured by a Deed of Trust dated 4/8/02, from Alan Butler to Mona J. Wilson, Trustee, and recorded at Instrument #...
by Joe Rector | May 20, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Without exception, May is my favorite month of the year. Yes, it’s my birthday month, but so many other things are imprinted on my memory, and they bring smiles to me whenever they surface. The other night, I scooped up from the back yard our dog Sadie’s...
by design | May 20, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I haven’t read anything about Shirley McClain and her New Age spirituality, lately. Perhaps she’s just meditating in her advanced years. Her comments about Jews, Christians and Stephen Hawking in 2015 apparently provoked enough criticism to silence...
by Ralphine Major | May 20, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is already that special time of year as graduating seniors prepare to leave high school and begin a new chapter in their lives. To help in their educational pursuits, the Gibbs Ruritan Club has once again awarded scholarships to four deserving...
by Mark Nagi | May 20, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman College coaches are regular visitors to Knoxville Catholic football practices, and why not. The Fighting Irish are putting more and more of its players onto college rosters. Four members of the Knoxville Catholic football team are listed in the Top 35...
by design | May 19, 2019 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Mayoral candidates field questions from Town Hall East By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com If four of the candidates for Knoxville city mayor agree on anything they agree that the Recode effort needs to be postponed or stopped. Town Hall East asked the candidates...
by Steve Hunley | May 19, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley For the past two and a half years, the City of Knoxville has been nudging along one of the most comprehensive and sweeping plans surrounding property use. Known as “Recode,” this nefarious plan has gone through more incarnations than the Devil...
by design | May 19, 2019 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com The Knoxville City Council went back and forth with suggested changes to the proposed Recode regulations for over six hours last Tuesday. Just about anything related to zoning, building heights, setback, and permissible uses of...
