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072020 Knoxville Focus PAGE APB The Knoxville Focus July 20, 2020 July 20, 2020 The Kwww.knoxfocus.comnoxvil lele PAGE A1 PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAVID BUUCK WILLIAM H. CURTIS, TREASURER OCUS FREETake One! www.knoxfocus.com F July 20, 2020 Phone: 865-686-9970 | PO Box 18377, Knoxville, TN 37928 | Located at 4109 Central Avenue Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37912 Haslam family gift will support insurance for student laptops A generous gift from the Haslam may find it difficult to pay for insur- students peace of mind to fully utilize family will help economically disad- ance, the Haslam family will provide a their Chromebooks and to enhance vantaged families obtain insurance $900,000 gift to offset the cost of that their learning.” for new Chromebooks that will be insurance for Knox County’s neediest In a statement, the Haslam family provided to all K-12 students in Knox families. The joint gift is being made said, “Equal access to education is County Schools. by Natalie and Jim Haslam; Dee and critical, and this includes the technol- Earlier this year, the Knox County Jimmy Haslam; former First Lady ogy tools that help students learn. We Board of Education and Knox County Crissy Haslam and former Gov. Bill want to ensure that all Knox County Commission approved a 1:1 plan Haslam; and Ann Haslam Bailey and students feel comfortable and confi- that will make a Chromebook com- Steve Bailey. dent utilizing the new Chromebooks puter available to each KCS student in “The Haslam family has always for enriched learning, and we hope grades K-12, starting in August. been strong advocates of education While that plan makes Chrome- and of Knox County Schools in par- that the coverage of insurance fees books available at no cost, families ticular,” said Superintendent Bob will allow all students to consistently The Haslam family from left to right: Bill Haslam, Steve will be given the option to buy insur- Thomas. “This gift continues their utilize their Chromebooks. As a family, and Ann Bailey, Jimmy, Dee, Natalie, Jim and Crissy ance for $30. This insurance will legacy of supporting our students, we are always humbled to being able Haslam offset the cost of repairs or a total and we’re deeply grateful for their to help empower our youth and con- loss of the device, which would result generosity. By providing insurance tinue to give them a stronger and in a charge of $200. for families who otherwise could not equal foundation from which they can Recognizing that some families afford it, we believe this gift will give achieve.” South High Senior Living opens KCS unveils reopening plan for 2020-21 By Ken Lay Knox County Schools unveiled its reopening plan at the board of education’s regular session meeting Wednesday at the Andrew Johnson Building. While the schools will open, the school year won’t begin as scheduled. Classes will begin on Aug. 17, a week later than expected and KCS Superintendent Bob Thomas urged parents and students to be patient when things finally get going. “I’m asking all of our stakeholders for grace. It’s not going to be perfect on the first day,” Thomas said. “I wish it would be perfect, but it probably won’t be.” Although schools are slated to open, the plan, which was released prior to the meeting on the KCS web- site and on its social media outlets, includes a virtual learning option. Parents and students wishing to participate in remote learning must enroll in the Virtual Learning Program by Wednesday, July 22. Students who select Rick Dover welcomes everyone to the opening of South the remote learning option must remain in the program High Senior Living. Old South High School has been for at least the fall semester. totally renovated with 62 rooms. Photo Courtesy of Mike “If students go into remote learning, they have to Cohen. stay there for the whole semester,” Thomas said. “We wanted to try to remain as flexible as we could, but By Mike Steely Senior Writer Thursday with a ribbon cutting. state-of-the-art assisted living facil- they’ll have to stay for the first semester. [email protected] Dover, who also developed Knoxville ity. “We tried to listen to everybody and incorporate as High School into a senior living facil- The South High Senior Living much of what we heard into this plan and give the par- Old South High School, aban- ity, took the 1937 South High School facility is now “like new” and has ents choices.” doned for years until developer Rick and renovated the facility, designed 62 rooms and 28 of those are for Remote learning will continue regardless of COVID-19 Dover bought it, officially opened originally by Charles Barber, into a Memory Care. Continue on page 3 3 of 5 Board of Health Benchmarks turn red By Mike Steely are red, indicating upswings in motion. Myers answered, “It’s a department. “It’s everywhere,” Shamiyeh Senior Writer [email protected] the number of COVID-19 cases, recommendation.” She said, with that lag, people said of the virus outbreak and an increase in deaths and lag- Jacobs had been the lone “No” who were tested are “out and said local hospitals are coordi- With three of the five COVID- ging test results. While capacity vote on the initial mask require- about” before results are report- nating efforts to look at creating 19 benchmarks showing as red to deal with the pandemic got a ments for the county. ed back to the department. additional space. He said when lights in the Knoxville region the “green” light the capacity of hos- Knox County Health Depart- She also noted that during the local health efforts settle down Knox County Board of Health pitals was indicated in “yellow” ment Director Dr. Martha Buck- two weeks between board meet- the virus spikes again, eases off, has issued a list of recommen- or caution. hannon told the board the ings the number of deaths have and then spikes again. dations, including continuing Dr. James Shamiyeh, chief county has received a $7.1 mil- increased from five to 15. Mayor Jacobs described the its mask mandate, and voted quality officer of the University lion COVID-19 grant to help Dr. Shamiyeh said wear- effort as “buying time until we Wednesday to begin meeting Health Systems, was successful deal with the local upsurge and ing masks is “so fundamental- have a vaccine” and called the weekly rather than bi-weekly. in introducing a two-page “Com- that funding will go to the Knox ly important.” He said that 52 increase in cases “pretty alarm- Knox County Health Depart- munity Education Recommen- County Commission for approv- people of every 1,000 cases ing.” ment Director Dr. Martha Buchan- dation” which went into effect al. She said that one of the test- in the region will be hospital- Buchanan said the health an introduced the “traffic light” Thursday. The unanimous vote on ing companies has pulled out ized and hospital capacity is department is getting reports symbol months ago but this is the guidelines got Knox County of local testing and switched to decreasing. He said hospitals from citizens about businesses the first time three of the indica- Mayor Glenn Jacob’s “Yes” vote Nashville testing. She said that are experiencing “staff fatigue” not following COVID-19 require- tors are shown in as a stop or red after Jacobs asked Deputy Law test results have been too slow in and Dr. Buchanan indicated that ments and said those businesses light. Three of the benchmarks Director Myers Morton about the being reported back to the health includes her staff. Continue on page 4 AUTO HOME LIFE BUSINESS E-Z Payments Available Stk# T6393 Insurance Agency 2026 N Charles G Seviers Blvd . Clinton, TN GREENWAY 865.457.0704 2615 Greenway Dr. I-640 at Broadway 865-689-6254 www.rayvarnerford.com PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus July 20, 2020 Charter Committee flips on law director amendment By Mike Steely Senior Writer counsel. The two-hour dis- previous one that failed the earlier failed attempt [email protected] cussion to get a resolution to pass and the majority and asked the roll be Carringer explains her vote When the Knox County on the ballot appears to of committee members called. Charter Review Committee have been organized prior agreed over warnings from The first reading passed Knox County Commissioner Michele Carringer’s meets in final session July to the meeting, a violation the law director. 14-9 with Evelyn Gill, Wil- vote to put the law director’s office on the Novem- 30th it will decide wheth- of the Open Meeting law. “We were told this could liam Johns, Barry Neal, ber ballot was the additional vote needed to do so. er or not to place another Despite objections by not be brought up again,” Sandra Sexton, Richie Passed on first reading by the Knox County Char- charter amendment on the several members that the Starbuck said. She said Beeler, Starbuck, Schoon- ter Review Committee, Carringer at first passed on November ballot. Although issue to keep an elected that two committee mem- maker, Dailey and Busler the vote and then, when asked if anyone wanted to the motion failed in an ear- law director as is had been bers, Mark Manantov and voting against the amend- change their vote, switched and voted “Yes.” lier meeting, the question resolved —and warnings by John Valliant, are attorneys ment. Fourteen votes were needed of the 27-member of whether to have the the current law director, working for the county and Voting to ask voters to group.
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