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PAGE APB The Knoxville F March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE A1 ocus COUNTRY PRIMITIVES & ANTIQUES AUCTION Over 500 Items! The Knoxvillele Saturday, March 16 at Noon. PREVIEW DAY Friday, March 15, 10-4 Fountain City Auction (865)604-3468 OCUS FREETake One! www.knoxfocus.com F March 11, 2019 Phone: 865-686-9970 | PO Box 18377, Knoxville, TN 37928 | Located at 4109 Central Avenue Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37912 McMillan Proven Right Career Magnet Academy Enrollment Doubles By Focus Staff Academy.” McMillan noted voted to keep the Career their knowledge, the only the school system had not Magnet Academy open, school in East Tennessee Knox County Mike McMillan, East even erected a sign of any except for Board Chair with a dual component. Board of Knox County’s member kind outside the structure. Terry Hill. Later, the Lee McMillan invited the gov- Education of the board of educa- It was Mike McMillan who administration expressed ernor to visit the CMA and member Mike tion, led the fight to keep argued it would be foolish an interest in schools with was on hand when Lee McMillan the Career Magnet Acad- to close the CMA before a dual component, mean- toured South-Doyle High greets emy open. McMillan vehe- Governor Bill Lee outlined ing those schools that offer School. Governor Bill mently resisted efforts by his program for vocational high school and college When questioned about Lee during the school administration education. Lee had made courses. Mike McMillan, the Career Magnet Acad- the governor’s to close the doors of the expanding and improving joined by State Represen- emy, McMillan grinned visit to South- CMA, accusing the school vocational education in tative Dave Wright, imme- and said, “Apparently all Doyle High system of “never having Tennessee a priority during diately contacted Governor the conversation about it, School last properly nurtured or pro- his campaign. Eventually, Lee to point out the Career the outpouring of letters month. moted the Career Magnet all of McMillan’s colleagues Magnet Academy was, to Continue on page 4 Commission may rename Norwood Library to honor Lynn Redmon By Mike Steely [email protected] and a well-liked political consultant. The Knox County Com- Commissioner Randy mission meets in a work Smith is sponsoring the res- session next Monday and olution honoring Redmon. one of the items that may Items to be discussed be discussed is renam- are picked by the chairman ing the Norwood Library and commissioners and in honor of Lynn Redmon. most will be passed on to Redmon passed away last the commission’s regular year and was the leader of meeting on March 25. the Norwood neighborhood Continued on page 4 Gov. Lee makes PHOTO BY KEN LAY. Morning Pointe Knoxville resident Vincenta Cooper and CEO Greg A. Vital cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening good on campaign at West Knox County’s newest assisted living facility. Joining them at Thursday’s ceremony are city and county of- ficials and staff members at Morning Pointe. promise, reaches out Morning Pointe celebrates grand to Knox supporters By Ken Lay opening of new Knoxville facility In an effort to make good on a campaign prom- By Ken Lay operating officer of Independent administrator and he spent the last ise, Tennessee Gov. Bill Healthcare Properties, LLC. “This part of his life in a Morning Pointe Lee gave the State East Knoxville’s newest assisted living is our fifth campus in East Tennes- Community and when I came to Tennessee Address Tues- community celebrated its grand see and this is a place where you visit, he would tell me things that I day night at the Universi- opening late last week. come to live and live vibrantly. can do to run it better. He was bed- ty of Tennessee’s Clarence Morning Pointe Knoxville had a “It’s safe and secure. We are a ridden, so I don’t know how he knew Brown Theatre. dinner, open house and ribbon- Christian-based community and we what was going on in the halls. He Lee, who was elected cutting Thursday night. It’s located are a patriotic community.” had plenty of spies in that facility.” Governor Bill Lee visited in November, pledged to at 9649 Westland Drive, adjacent The Morning Pointe communities The Morning Pointe Knoxville Knoxville last week. be more inclusive of East to Shoreline Church in the Hardin offer a variety of care services for campus is decorated with patriotic and West Tennessee while was much more concise Valley Community. seniors with Alzheimer’s disease murals and Vital is on the board of on the campaign trail and because he knew that Morning Pointe also has east Ten- and other memory care needs in a directors of the East Tennessee His- his Knoxville appearance many of his supporters are nessee locations in Powell, Lenoir safe and secure environment. torical Society. came one night after he also Tennessee basketball City, Clinton, Athens, Greeneville, Morning Pointe Knoxville has a “Other than caring for seniors, made his first State of the fans and had tickets to that Collegedale, Hixon, East Hamil- partnership with Shoreline Church history is my passion,” Vital said. “I State Address to the Volun- night’s final home game of ton and Chattanooga. The assist- and the company believes that its urge you to look at our murals here teer State’s lawmakers on the 2018-19 season. ed living community also has loca- residents flourish when they remain and then go down to our museum Monday, March 4. “Last night’s speech was tions in Middle Tennessee and in active in the community. downtown.” The speech covered very long,” Lee, a UT graduate, five states. For President, Co-founder and He also announced a future addi- little new ground and was said in his opening remarks The new location strives to keep CEO Greg A. Vital, senior care is the tion to the new assisted living facil- basically a rehash of his Tuesday. “I know some of its residents vibrant and help them family business and a labor of love. ity, The Lantern at Morning Pointe words the previous night. you have a basketball live full lives. “I am proud to say that I am Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence. It There, his remarks took game to go to so I’ll wrap “This is not a place you come to not ashamed of my country and I will be a freestanding building locat- more than an hour. this up quickly so you can get old, it’s a place that you come am not ashamed of my God,” he ed on the same property. Tuesday’s speech Continued on page 2 to live,” said Aaron Webb, chief said. “My dad was a nursing home Continued on page 4 It is almost time for our Special Dogwood Edition of the Knoxville Focus F1 annual Knoxville in Bloom series in The Focus! The deadline for reserving your ad space is March 20, 2019. Ask your Focus Sales Professional or email sales@ Knoxville in knoxfocus.com for a guide on sizes and special rates for bloom this vibrant edition. 2019 Dogwood Edition | The Knoxville Focus PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus March 11, 2019 Dr. Seuss, area teachers in the spotlight at school board meeting By Anne Primm the Strategic Plan Commit- agenda, was the Superin- where Thomas and County 500 participants and sev- from upcoming freshmen The March 6, 2019 Knox tee, conveyed that her com- tendent’s Report. Mr. Bob Mayor Glenn Jacobs shared eral positions were filled at are on the increase as are County School Board Meet- mittee (Satterfield, Owen, Thomas began by congrat- some laughs with stu- that time. inquiries in general. Every- ing was called to order at Horn) wants to present a ulating the 200 teachers dents while Dr. Seuss, ie., The last item of news one is encouraged. Fourth 5:01 p.m. by 6th District tentative product by 3:00 who attended this year’s Mayor Jacobs, read “Oh, that Thomas offered was District Representative Vir- Chair Terry Hill. Eight out of p.m. on March 13, 2019 Teacher of the Year Dinner the Places You’ll Go.” He the announcement of Knox ginia Babb asked about the nine board members were and have it ready to pres- at the Knoxville Conven- announced a new initiative County Schools Hall Pass. progress of a name change. present as 3rd District Rep- ent to the board in April for tion Center on February called Read City USA. This This is an online newslet- Haun answered that new resentative Tony Norman a vote. 28, 2019. The dinner was is a partnership between ter that anyone interested names had been solicited was out for medical rea- Jennifer Owen, 2nd Dis- sponsored this year by Knox County, Knox County in can sign up to receive and 65 were under consid- sons. trict representative and Lifetouch and Partners in Schools, Great Schools via email. Go to www.knox- eration by a committee and First District Represen- chair of the Superinten- Education. Honored were Partnership, and Knox countyschools.org to sign of these three or four will tative Evetty Satterfield dent’s Evaluation Commit- Crystal Dougan of Brick- County Libraries. One of up. This is an effort to ful- be chosen for the students reported that she had tee (Owen, Horn, Bounds), ey-McCloud Elementa- the goals of this program is fill one of the District goals to vote on later this year. attended a successful bud- has been revamping the ry School, Janet Smith of to get library cards into the of better communication First District Representa- geting meeting with Jess superintendent’s evalua- Karns Middle School, and hands of all citizens and to between administration tive Evetty Satterfield con- Snyder and Commissioner tion in order to give more Alice Carson of Powell High encourage reading.