Rain Did Not Deter Honor Fountain City
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PAGE APB The Knoxville Focus June 4, 2018 June 4, 2018 www.knoxfocus.com SAVE THE DATE! PAGE A1 Book Signing Party for Rosie Moore’s new book “Love Anytime” Ftn City Lions Club 5345 N Broadway Tuesday, June 19 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. FREE Take One! June 4, 2018 Checking in on the Behavioral Urgent Care Center By Mike Steely church. The creation of the 10 weeks of operation, we appropriately assessing [email protected] center came after several have seen roughly 90 cli- whether a person needs The Knoxville Focus years of effort by citizens ents. While the Behavioral treatment or needs to go recently asked Jerry Vag- who wanted diversion, not Health Urgent Care Center to jail. About 82 percent of nier, president and CEO jail, for mentally ill offend- contains 16 beds, we have our referrals are from the of Helen Ross McNabb ers and those with a drug been intentional in slowly Knoxville Police Depart- Center, how things are addiction. increasing the number of ment,” he added. going at the Behavioral Jessica Hill, director clients to ensure we are Adjoining the Urgent Care Health Urgent Care Center. of community relations providing the best possi- Center is a separate facility The facility, located just off for Helen Ross McNabb, ble services,” Vagnier said. which houses and treats a Western Avenue at 5203 responded to The Focus “Intake, discharge and different client who is there Ball Camp Pike, opened inquiry with answers from follow up continue to go voluntarily. in March following a well- Vagnier. smoothly. Approximately “The second half of the attended ribbon cutting. “The Helen Ross McNabb 80 percent of the people facility houses our crisis PHOTO BY MIKE STEELY. Funded by the state, Center is pleased with the referred to us by the police services, which includes Open since March the Behavioral Health Urgent Care county and city the Urgent progress of the Behav- and sheriff’s departments the Mobile Crisis Unit and Center provides 72 hours of diversion from jail for Care Center occupies ioral Health Urgent Care have been accepted into Crisis Stabilization Unit. mentally ill and drug offenders. Most of the 90 clients part of a renovated build- Center. From opening on treatment at this facil- The Mobile Crisis Unit served there so far have been brought to the center by the ing that once served as a March 19 through May 24, ity. This shows we are Continue on page 2 Knoxville Police Department. Second Saturday Concert series lineups announced First shows kick The free concerts, held off June 9 at The June through August on the Cove and New second Saturday of each month, run from 6 to 8 p.m. Harvest Park Attendees are encouraged to bring their own blankets Knox County is again or lawn chairs. Please note: hosting its Second Satur- No alcohol is allowed. day Concerts series this The dates and bands for summer as the parks and summer 2018 are: recreation department will • June 9 – Rockinfellerz oversee live entertainment (The Cove) and Wild Blue for the whole family at The Yonder (New Harvest) Cove and – for the second • July 14 – The Jennings year in a row – at New Har- Street Band (The Cove) and vest Park. Continued on page 3 Goat grazing, sidewalk PHOTO BY MIKE STEELY. sound, mall changes on Boy Scout Troop 55 of the Fountain City Methodist Church presented the colors during the beginning of Honor Fountain City Day. City Council agenda By Mike Steely [email protected] Councilman Mark Campen. Rain did not deter Communications Direc- The Knoxville City Coun- tor Jesse Mayshark told cil meets in regular ses- The Focus that several sion Tuesday at 6 p.m. in requests have been made the City-County Building’s to permit goats on private Honor Fountain City Day main assembly room and, property. He said doing so By Mike Steely among other agenda items, would require a permit and [email protected] of the East Tennessee Volunteer said that the “best hamburgers in they will discuss permit- be permitted for 90 days in Honor Guard fired a 21-gun salute the world are right here at Litton’s.” ting goat grazing, control- a fenced lot. It may have rained most of Memo- in honor of fallen heroes. Town Hall Chair Kelly Ellenburg ling sound on sidewalks Amplified sound on city rial Day but that didn’t deter the Sponsored by the Fountain City hosted the event, noting that “A and two changes involving sidewalks and rights-of-way ceremonies at Honor Fountain City Town Hall, the 43rd Annual Honor Walk in the Park” was the theme. both malls. might also be prohibited if Day. Although some politicians and Fountain City Day was surprised Each year local citizens are hon- The city code may be an agenda item requested vendors cleared out by the time the with a visit by former Governor Phil ored for their efforts and Bill Dohm changed in a vote to allow by the Office of Redevelop- 3 p.m. program got underway, many Bredesen, who spoke briefly follow- and Patty Cooper received the temporary goat grazing in ment passes. Mayshark residents stayed and watched the ing great applause from the crowd. Town Hall Chair’s Award for their the city to control invasive said some street perform- patriotic program and presentation Bredesen is a candidate for U. S. purchase and restoration of Savage plants on private proper- ers have been using ampli- of honors to citizens who contrib- Senator. Garden and efforts at the Garden ty. Goats have been used fiers, either battery pow- uted time and effort to the com- “This is the kind of event I love to Montessori School. in recent years to control ered or plugged into out- munity. go to with all kinds of people, poli- Knoxville Vice Mayor Fin- kudzu at Fort Dickerson side outlets. The prohibi- The ceremonies began as mem- tics, and backgrounds. That’s what barr Saunders was honored and Park and other places. Now tion will not affect busi- bers of Boy Scout Troop 55 of the America is supposed to be about,” received the Friend of Fountain the code may be changed ness patio music which is Fountain City Methodist Church pre- he said. City Award. to allow, with a permit, the already regulated. sented the flag and Rev. Jeff Lane Congressional candidate and Carol Evans, director of Legacy animals on private lots. The Two items are on the of Smithwood Baptist Church gave Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett Parks, was the keynote speaker request comes from the agenda that could involve the devotional. Lynn Bennett sang also spoke briefly and honored and was recognized as Fountain office of Sustainability and Continued on page 4 the national anthem. Members fallen military and veterans and Continue on page 3 Deborah Hill-Hobby Affiliate Broker The Real Estate Firm, Inc. 601 Concord Street Ste 200 Knoxville, TN 37919 T 865-922-5500 C 865-207-5587 F 865-321-8398 E [email protected] W dhill-hobby.therealestatefirmtn.com PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus June 4, 2018 What Are Court Costs? In every single with their case. kind of court These courts costs case, both civil can range from a and criminal, there hundred dollars to is typically a cost thousands of dol- to you just to be lars. Many defen- involved in the dants continue to case. That cost is have court dates what is commonly By Jedidiah for multiple years referred to as the McKeehan just because they attorneyknoxville@ court costs. What gmail.com cannot afford to are court costs? pay their court Court costs are what the costs and the judge makes court system charges them come back to court people on various kind of until their court costs are cases. completely paid. When you file a lawsuit Why would they do that? against someone to evict What’s the big deal? Well, them from a house you own, the court has to pay its you must pay a filing fee in employees, and one of the order to evict them. That main ways they do this is PHOTO BY MIKE STEELY. filing fee is the initial court by collecting court costs. Travis McKenny was honored by the Knox County Commission last week for being chosen the Keller Williams Realty costs that are charged. Those court costs fund not International Rookie of the Year. Commissioners Dave Wright and Bob Thomas and Mayor Tim Burchett spoke There may or may not be only the court system, but during the honor. additional court costs that also the county government are accrued during the and the government always case. If the plaintiff (the has things it can spend person who pays an initial money on so they want to filing fee) prevails in their see as much money collect- Big Ears Festival gets $25,000 case against the defen- ed as possible. dant, the defendant may Jedidiah McKeehan is be ordered to pay the court an attorney practicing in costs, which means that the Knox County and surround- defendant will have to pay ing counties. He works in from Hotel/Motel Taxes back the plaintiff what they many areas, including crim- By Mike Steely Commissioner Dave Wright to look into procedures for deferring [email protected] initially paid to start the law- inal, personal injury, land- opposed the contribution explaining zoning requests, explaining that a suit. lord-tenant, probate, and The Big Ears Festival finally that the request should have been “timeline” should be added and In criminal cases, a defen- estate planning.