NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, JOSEPH A. SHANKS, by a Deed of Trust dated January 20, 2012, of record in instrument number 201202070043396 in the Knox County Register of Deeds Office (the “Deed of Trust”) conveyed the real property herein described to Tennessee Trust Title as Trustee to secure the payment of a promissory […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in Tennessee as a result of rain and flooding from May 1, 2018 through Feb. 25, 2019. The loans are available in the following […]
This week’s Publisher’s Position “Where is the Recode Map?” can be found here. Click here to read Parkridge neighborhood resident Christopher Salmons’ email to Focus Publisher Steve Hunley. A timeline of the Caswell Park redevelopment can be viewed here. Here is the letter Becky Wade read to Knoxville City Council.
Rep. Bill Dunn speaks in Fountain City By Ken Lay State representative Bill Dunn was in Knoxville last week and he spoke at the Fountain City Business and Professional Association’s monthly luncheon Wednesday at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. Dunn spoke about several topics including the controversy surrounding beleaguered house speaker Glen Casada, the […]
By Steve Hunley The Knoxville Focus received phone calls and emails on last week’s Publisher’s Position “Too Many Recode Missteps.” Of interest was a question about the missing zoning map for Recode. For many months the text of Recode has been discussed and amended by the city council but the Knoxville-Knox County Planning commission has […]
By Amy Box Fellhoelter This month’s North Knoxville Business & Professional Association meeting agenda veered from the usual to the exceptional as it highlighted eleven non-profit agencies. Each representative or NKBPA member gave a three-minute synopsis of their organization’s mission, current needs, and upcoming fundraisers. It was an excellent way to spur on members to […]
By Ray Hill After Congress had adjourned in 1933, Edward Hull Crump, congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, took his wife on a three-month tour of Europe. The Crumps returned on September 26, 1933 and the Congressman stopped off in his Washington office to clear off his desk. Crump had a talk with James A. Farley, […]
By Steve Williams When hot summer days get up in the 90s and feel like 100, wouldn’t it be nice to have a swimming pool in the backyard? Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but you do. Inskip Pool, at 4204 Bruhin Road in North Knoxville, has served local folks since 1959 and longtime manager Randy Love […]
By Ken Lay Bob Thomas has served on the Knox County Commission and he’s been a morning radio talk show host and he most recently ran for county mayor. He was defeated in the 2017 by Glenn Jacobs, a professional wrestler and businessman. Thomas didn’t stay out of politics long as he’s thrown his hat […]
Need for Disaster Response Volunteers More Critical than Ever While residents in Louisiana and Mississippi brace for more rain as the potential tropical storm builds up strength off shore, American Red Cross volunteers in Tennessee are once again answering the call to help. Eleven volunteers and Red Cross staff from the Volunteer State are being […]