BOBCATS TAKE STATE to Select Wright’S Replacement by Mike Steely [email protected]
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PAGE APB The Knoxville Focus December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE A1 Now offering online auction services Fountain City Auction for all of your auction needs (865)604-3468 fountaincityauction.com FREE Take One! December 3, 2018 Commission BOBCATS TAKE STATE to select Wright’s replacement By Mike Steely [email protected] The Knox County Commission meets Wednesday at noon in Suite 603 of the City-County Build- ing to consider a replacement to finish former Commission- er Dave Wright’s term Wright, who has rep- resented District 8 for more than 10 years, was elected to the Ten- nessee State House and has resigned his seat. The selection apparently needs to be made this month. Commission Chair- man Hugh Nystrom told The Focus that, as of mid-week, at three people have indicated an inter- est in the position. PHOTO BY JOHN VALENTIE “I am sure there will The Central Bobcats charge onto the field at Tennessee Tech Sunday afternoon. After a 14-9 win over Henry County, they would depart with their be others before the first ever state football title since the TSSAA playoffs began in 1969. See story on C1. deadline,” Nystrom said. DECEMBER 7 American Legion remembers Pearl Harbor By Mike Steely [email protected] For many of us the attacks on 9/11 may be the most tragic event in our memory of U.S. history. The “Greatest Generation” has a second tragic date to remember, December 7. On December 7, 1941 at 7:55 a.m. Hawaiian time, the nation of Japan attacked and crippled our mili- tary in Pearl Harbor. This year, on Friday, December 7 at 12:55 p.m. in Knoxville, the American Legion Post 2 will hold a Remembrance Day Service at the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Lyons View Pike. Knoxville Songwriters Association performs at last year’s Christmas concert at the Fountain City Library. The 12:55 time is important because that’s what time it was in East Tennessee when the attack hap- pened. The news of the attack took some time to reach the public across America and came as a Songwriters to perform free Christmas huge shock to almost everyone. The United States entered World War II the next day. concert tomorrow at Fountain City Library The Remembrance Day Service will be held in the rotunda of the Veterans Cemetery, opening with Members of the Knoxville Christmas gift to the library staff community room, followed by a a moment of silence. Anyone planning to attend Songwriters Association will and the community that hosts meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. that should bring a camera as there will be lots of Pearl perform a free Christmas con- our group,” Johnston said. In includes writing lessons and song Harbor memorabilia on exhibit. cert from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, addition to performing, he said, critiques. After a holiday break fol- The featured speaker will be Vice Admiral Ken- Dec. 4, at the Fountain City the writers will tell the stories lowing the December 11 meeting, dall L. Card, former Deputy Chief of Naval Opera- Library, 5300 Stanton Road. behind the songs they present. the group will resume its weekly tions and the 64th Director of Naval Intelligence. He KSA President Bobby John- KSA is East Tennessee’s larg- meeting schedule on Jan. 8, 2019. served from 1977 until 2013 and took part in Endur- ston said the concert will fea- est and most inclusive songwriting KSA’s annual membership dues ing Freedom, Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom. ture original songs of the season organization. Founded in 1983, the are $30 ($15 for writers under 21 Knoxville’s Post 2 of the American Legion was as well as familiar tunes and group helps area songwriters devel- years of age). 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Burial Laws [email protected] intendent have been con- county and school system “We don’t need to com- When the new Joint sidering one of the TVA will be held. pete,” he said of the other Education Committee Towers and there’s been School District Priorities local organizations who (or the Lack Thereof) met last month Commis- discussion about using Thomas and Rysewyk house children before or My father-in- not, you can be sioner Larsen Jay asked part of Knoxville Center used videos and spoke of after school. “How do we law and I were buried on private for an update on plans Mall, formerly known as an overview of what the sit at the table? Where do chatting recent- property, howev- by the school system. East Towne Mall. school system hopes to do they want us to plug in?” ly about where er, you may want When the new commit- The finance director over the next few years. Thomas also said that someone he to check with tee met Wednesday eve- said discussion on a loca- The three-point plan, Knox Knox County is losing knew was plan- county or city ning Superintendent tion has been delayed for Leads, Knox Advances teachers to the adjoining ning on being codes where you Bob Thomas provided several months and has and Knox Supports, has a counties because of the buried and I live to see if there just that. The presenta- again been pulled from goal of having 75% read- pay scale. He described commented that are any permits tion also included Knox the county commissions ability for third graders. adjoining jurisdictions as I had heard that By Jedidiah required for such McKeehan County Finance Director December agenda. He Rysewyk said that about “cherry picking our teach- someone I knew attorneyknoxville@ or they require Chris Caldwell and Jon spoke of the options to 35% of Knox County stu- ers.” Getting the commu- had just been gmail.com that you note a Rysewyk, chief academ- relocate the school offic- dents live in poverty. He nity behind the school buried on some “burial ground” ic officer for the school es and added, “Every- said the system wants to system could help in property their with the register system. thing will get to a point of partner with church day- asking for more funding family owned wrapped in of deeds. The AJ Building and sale and it will be brought cares, the Boys & Girls for teacher’s pay. some old blankets. I think Are there any restrictions relocating the School before the commission.” Club, and other organiza- “Our goal is to get this the thought process was on where you can scatter Administration Commissioner Evelyn tions to prepare children draft to the board in that it was a more envi- ashes? In some instances, Caldwell gave an update Gill said that any reloca- for school. December for approval in ronmentally friendly way to yes, but practically, no. If on the status of the pro- tion should be based on “We want to build a January,” he said. handle burial as opposed you are dead set on scat- posed sale of the Andrew an assessment of school pipeline to kindergarten,” Asked about a focus on to putting a casket with all tering ashes somewhere, Johnson Building. For the needs and asked about he said, adding that that’s middle schools Rysewyk of its materials and con- I do not know that anyone past few years the county consolidating other school a different approach than said those schools “could tents in to the ground. is going to be able to stop has been trying to sell the departments into whatev- in the past. He added that be a forgotten land” and My father-in-law could you before the scatter- historic Gay Street struc- er location is found. 90% of high schoolers are suggested moving some not believe that some- ing is completed, howev- ture which houses the Caldwell said the county graduating now but ques- high school programs thing like that could be er, federal law “officially” school administration is taking a “multi-purpose tioned if they are ready. and instructors to middle legal, and I was not sure requires that you get per- offices. A $6 million agree- approach” in selecting a Rysewyk said that the schools. about all of the facts that mission before you scatter ment has been pending location and added that dream is to have both an Jay said the Joint Com- had been conveyed to me, ashes on federal land and with BNA Associates but the school’s maintenance advanced academic pro- mittee’s December meet- so I decided to do some the Clean Water Act states is currently on hold until office could relocate with gram and a career-ready ing will be about “Budget research on what Tennes- that you have to be at least a new location for the the administration offices.