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Central High Adding Four to Wall of Fame PAGE APB The Knoxville Focus October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018 www.knoxfocus.com PAGE A1 We’re hiring staff writers and sales associates. Submit resume to [email protected] and [email protected] FREE Take One! October 29, 2018 Central High adding four to Wall of Fame By Mike Steely [email protected] it was in the heart of Foun- tain City, once the largest Four new members will unincorporated commu- be added to Central High nity in Tennessee. Knox- School’s “Wall of Honor” ville annexed the commu- when the alumni and nity in the 1960s. The high guests assemble at Gresh- school was moved over to am Middle School Thurs- its current location at 5321 day, November 8th. The Jacksboro Pike in 1971. four join a host of other Some of the best known former Central students Central students include as the former students and Roy Acuff, Kelsea Bal- Sandra Martin Suzanne Matheny Jack Lee Thurman Stuart R. Worden staff hold the 17th Annual lerini, Ashley Capps, Red Wall of Fame Dinner which Graves, Frankie Housley, begins at 6 p.m. Bill Snyder, Eddie Mannis, calling R. Larry Smith at Alumni and Alumni Associ- T. Martin. key person in communi- Why Gresham? Con Hunley and Tommy (865) 922-5433 or Jean ation. Matheny is a member ty activities and Fountain The historic middle Shumpert. Payne at (865) 688-4165. Being honored this year of the Class of 1961 and City’s Woman of the Year school had been the home Tickets are $25 and The Wall of Fame dinner are Suzanne Matheny, a noted church and sym- for 2017. of Central High School. It available at the Central and honors are sponsored Stuart R. Worden, Jack phony vocalist, accom- was called Central because High School office or by by the Central High School Lee Thurman and Sandra plished university director, Continue on page 2 ‘Pumpkins for Piggies’ called Commission deals for by Hooves & Feathers with contract for By Mike Steely video jail visitation [email protected] By Pete Gawda What are you going to do At their meeting on Monday, Oct. 25 the Knox with those leftover pump- County Commission dealt with video visitation at the kins from Halloween? jail and considered discussing the proposed pension Rather than trashing board settlement. them why not donate them During the public forum four people spoke in to Hooves & Feathers Farm favor of either eliminating or reducing the use of jail Animals Humane Society? video visitation and allowing in person visitation of The new non-profit organi- prisoners. The commission took no action on their zation is collecting for their requests. However, in a related matter, the commis- pigs and these pigs love to sion approved amending the contract with Securus eat pumpkins which are a Technologies, the company which proves the facilities good source of vitamins for video visitation. The amendment includes a one and minerals for them. time additional development payment of $250,0000 Unpainted pumpkins can to the county, provides for commission percentage be taken to the Hooves & changes and deals with unstalling software. Feather farm at 2551 Cun- An effort to have the proposed pension board set- ningham Road through tlement placed on the evening’s agenda was unsuc- November 16 or you can cessful. During the public forum time attorney Herbert drop off the pumpkins at Moncier, on behalf of the 636 people who would be Central Filling Station at affected by the settlement, urged that the matter be 900 North Central Street Pigs love pumpkins and would love you to donate leftover Halloween pumpkins, squash placed on the evening’s agenda. “This litigation has on November 3 at 11 a.m. and hay to “Pumpkins for Piggies” at Hooves & Feathers, a new non-profit rescue orga- to stop,“Moncier asserted. He said the court needs or November 4 at 6 p.m. nization. You can take them to the group’s Cunningham Road location or the Central Continued on page 2 Continued on page 4 Filling Station after Halloween. See story for dates. Can the mayor and commission ‘direct’ the law director? By Mike Steely [email protected] commission seem to think Jacobs then called a special the service of the sher- the law director works for session for Thursday after- iff’s uniformed officers that Judge Weaver In a special called session them. The law director, an noon, the same day that only Judge John Weaver is of the Knox County Com- elected Constitutional offi- many of the commissioners empowered to resolve the asked to dismiss mission a majority of mem- cial, actually works for the had made reservations to legal dispute. bers voted to direct the Knox people of the county. Law attend a Tennessee Counties “Why can’t we wait for the commission action County Law Director and his Director Richard (Bud) Arm- Service Association meeting judgement?” Busler asked. staff and designates to dis- strong’s position is that he in Chattanooga. Several can- Busler said that he is not The Knoxville Focus learned Friday morning miss the lawsuit against is the sole legal representa- celled reservations so they convinced that the pension that the Knox County Law Director has filed the Retirement and Pension tive and neither the mayor could attend the called ses- board had the authority to a motion with Judge John Weaver to dismiss Board. nor the commission have sion and others attended but alter the Uniformed Officers action by the commission in special session In three paragraphs of a the power to decide legal left in time to make the spe- Pension Plan and added that Thursday. resolution supporting Mayor disputes. cial meeting. if the unused vacation time Weaver will hear the motion this morning Glenn Jacobs in his attempt The mayor failed to get a Dailey’s wife was injured in is added to the monthly pen- at 9:30 a.m. Law Director Bud Armstrong’s to end the long-running legal 2/3 vote during a work ses- a fall on the trip and so Dailey sion along with an annual motion contends that the commission and battle seven of the commis- sion this month as Commis- was out for the special ses- three percent raise, the 75% the county mayor lack the power to direct his sioners voted to support a sioners Carson Dailey, John sion. Schoonmaker stayed at pension could expand to office to drop the lawsuit. “settlement” drafted by the Schoonmaker, Dave Wright the TCCA meeting. between $40 and $60 mil- Judge Weaver now has, according to Arm- pension board. and Charles Busler voted Busler read a statement lion. strong, all the information needed and a The problem is that there’s against having the settle- at the beginning of the spe- He added that if he voted ruling on the entire case may be issued prior a disagreement as to who’s ment proposal placed on cial session Thursday. He to November 12th. in charge. The mayor and commission agenda. Mayor said that while he values Continued on page 3 $19,990 PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus October 29, 2018 Central High School Class of 1958 celebrates On Friday, October 5, 2018 the Central High 2nd Row L-R: Gloria Houser Tarver, Barbara School Class of 1958 met at the Bearden Banquet Blackmon Ruble, Emily Pearson Jones, Helen Cogdill Wall of Fame Hall to share memories and catch up on the lives Northcutt, Barbara Gildard Owens, Carol Ward, Cont. from page 1 Hall chairman and Fountain of fellow classmates. Barbara Barnes Ironside, Linda Serrit Cummins, Worden, Class of 1949, City’s Man of the Year for “It was a wonderful time with good friends and Charles Harrington, Faye Johnson Jones, Sharon was a captain in the U. S. 1984. good food!” Kaye Galyon told The Focus. Schneider Britts, Doris Stringfield Powers, Polly Army, a long-time insur- Sandra T. Martin, Class Pictured above are: (Front Row L-R:) Lois Cassell Ridner Passmore, Johnny Cecil, Bill Fryar, John ance and investment exec- of 1973, was the founder Cockrum, Kay Haslett Stokely, Brenda Bittle Hickey, Vettori, David Borden. utive and civic leader. and owner of the largest Shirley Burchfield Mays, Ann McKissick Scroggie, Back Row L-R: Sam Tipton, Hugh Ruble, Aubrey Thurman was in the Class commercial interior design Marty Raley Trewhitt, Kaye Nicely Galyon, Elaine Dalton, Robert Wade Baker, Larry Jenkins, of 1952, a military cryptol- firm in East Tennessee, Hawkins Ridgel, Helen Moulton Lifford, Joanne Richard Mynatt, Clayton Webster, Charles Goan, ogist, leader in industrial graduate of Leadership Turner Wallace, Nancy Fielden McMillan-Cross, Warren Kerley, Terry Cooper, Jerry Clark, Bobby management at Oak Ridge Knoxville, adjunct univer- Carolyn Hutchison Wallace and Virginia McFadden Leatherwood, Eddie Tallent, Charles (Chuck) Whaley and Levi Strauss and Com- sity professor and remains Dougherty. and Mike Pelton. pany, a Fountain City Town active in many civic affairs. Why Do They Call It a Durable Power of Six neighborhoods Attorney? A power of the words, ‘This receive city grants attorney is a doc- power of attor- By Mike Steely ument executed ney shall not be [email protected] availability of grants and restoring the historic pil- area in Parkridge Park to by someone who affected by sub- held three pre-application lars and obelisk street include an educational desires to have sequent disabil- Six organizations have workshops before accept- markers; area for all ages; and individuals have ity or incapacity been awarded grants as ing applications. $3,000 to the Design $3,000 to the Southside the power to of the principal,’ part of the city’s Neigh- While recognizing Center for South Haven Waterfront Neighborhood complete tasks or ‘This power borhood Small Grants Neighborhood Coordina- Neighborhood Associa- Association for a “Butter- for them while of attorney shall Program.
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