by Ralphine Major | Feb 5, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com She may have been best known as a fourth grade teacher at Gibbs Elementary School. I knew who she was because our father had her as a teacher. Brunetta Sharp graduated from Gibbs High School and The University of Tennessee and...
by Joe Rector | Feb 5, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector I arrived at one high school in Knox County to substitute not long ago. When I arrived, the lady in charge told me that I would fill in for a different teacher for each afternoon class. It seems as though teachers are dropping like flies; 25 were out on...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Feb 5, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan There may come a point in your life when a lawsuit is filed against you and you decide that you need to hire an attorney to represent you in court. Or you may have filed a lawsuit on your own in general sessions (small claims) court and then...
by design | Feb 5, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson By the time you read this, it will be February. This year Groundhog Day will be on Friday February 2nd. Legend holds that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, we’ll have six more weeks of winter. Hopefully, it’ll be cloudy over Punxsutawney,...
by design | Feb 5, 2018 | Public Notice
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on March 15, 2018 on or about 10:00AM local time, at the North Side Entrance, City County Building, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 5, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It is an unofficial holiday for football fans across the country. National Signing Day… when grown adults sit on pins and needles as they wait for teenagers they probably will never meet to decide where they will attend college. This year NSD is on...
by design | Feb 5, 2018 | The Daily Focus
Town Hall East meets tonight, February 5th, at 7 p.m., Eastminster Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 4904 Asheville Highway Program features Gerald Green, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, speaking about Knoxville’s massive zoning revamp...
by design | Feb 5, 2018 | The Daily Focus
from the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhoods If your organization gets involved in helping elderly and disabled neighbors, here is a program that will help you help them. The Knoxville Knox County Community Action Committee — better known as CAC —...
by design | Feb 4, 2018 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Susano kickoff a family event By Mike Steely steelym@knoxfocus.com Charles Susano III, who prefers “Charlie,” rallied a crowd of supporters Thursday evening at The Foundry as he kicked off his race for the Republican nomination as Knox County Circuit Court Clerk....
by design | Feb 4, 2018 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Amber Rountree has announced her intention to run for re-election to represent the 9th District on the Knox County School Board. She will host a campaign kickoff on Feb. 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. at 3 Bears Coffee, located at 1120 Sevier Ave. Rountree, who is the...
