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VOL. 6 NO. 33
IN THIS ISSUE
Miracle maker
Betty Bean kicks off a new Shopper-News series highlighting remarkable people and programs in Knox County Schools by profiling Holston Middle School principal Tom Brown.
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August 13, 2012
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See Bean’s story on page A-9
Lane Kiffin revisited (again) “About the time Lane Kiffin landed in Los Angeles and used mattresses were going out in Knoxville,” Marvin West writes, “I told myself not to waste any more words on the boy coach who wanted to be Steve Spurrier.” But, Marvin says, a question was obviously poetic: Wonder where the Vols would be if Kiffin had stayed at Tennessee?
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Caroline Hilliard eats the cupcake she decorated at the Mommy’s Little Princess tea party at Gettysvue Country Club. See more pictures on page A6
See Marvin’s story on page A-5
Coffee break Blame it on the Girl Scouts. Karen Marquand’s passion for rescuing and finding homes for dogs, particularly small breeds, grew out of a project her daughter worked on for the Silver Award in Girl Scouts.
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Making their moves Leonard Dickerson, a National Chess Master, stood before the class of eager learners and started with the A-B-Cs. “There are three ways to get out of check,” he told those attending the Beginners Chess class at Smart Toys and Books on July 21. “They are the A-BCs: Abandon the square, Block the move or Capture.”
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Index Coffee Break Sherri Gardner Howell Government/Politics Marvin West Faith Kids Business Community Calendar Health/Lifestyles
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New owners to bring life to old site? By S B Suzanne F Foree N Neall When you’re the only two businesses left in a 71,000 square foot shopping center, it can be a little lonely. Mario’s Pizza & Grill and Fabulous Fido may soon get some company at Farragut Pointe Shopping Center, the site of the former Bi-Lo/Food City grocery stores. Soon after closing Turkey Creek Public Market, developer John Turley is on to another project. Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill told Shopper-News that “Turley, et. al., are buying the center. We did talk in abstract terms about the potential kinds of tenants, but no specifics were discussed.” Mario’s Pizza & Grill and Fabulous Fido are the only businesses left in FarraVirginia Adams, spokesperson gut Pointe Shopping Center once anchored by a Bi-Lo, then Food City. These for Turkey Creek Land Partners, businesses front Kingston Pike. Photo by S.F. Neal said, “We are finalizing a few details with the contract (on Farragut Pointe).” Turkey Creek Land buying the property, but the deal be in Farragut. “I love Farragut. Partners is a consortium of inves- hadn’t been finalized yet. “I think I grew up here, and there’s more tors, which includes Turley. they want to try to money here than The location has been another get some more tenanywhere else in “empty” for Farragut for several ants in here, more town. People seem years. Once Food City moved out, buzz, and fix it up,” to have a little betsmaller businesses in the center he said. He heard a ter taste and will started leaving as well, with the jewelry store might spend a little more pizza parlor and dog groomer the be the first new for something only two left standing. business to move in. good. We’ve got Travis Bulmon, Mario’s owner, Bulmon, who regular customers said he heard that a group of people just signed a new lease, stuck with who’ve been ordering from here who “owned other buildings” were the location because he wanted to for 10 years.”
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By Suzanne Foree Neal It was a lesson in education for all concerned. When the Farragut/Knox County Schools Joint Education Relations Committee members met Aug. 7, there was a new face and a guest. Kim Arms has joined as the fifth committee member, and Scott Bacon, business partnerships supervisor for Knox County Schools, was a guest. Bacon explained that his job is to connect professionals, businesses and individuals in the community with schools that need help. “We can break it down to the school or even to one classroom,” he said of the Knox County Schools
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Partners in Education program. Chair Mark Littleton took an opportunity to say this committee is focused on schools that serve Farragut students. “We find there is a perception that because of the per capita income here, there must be lots of money for the schools. Some schools here have less money per capita than others. We do have a needs list.” That list can be accessed through the town’s website. “When we give specific ways to engage with the schools, people find a way,” Bacon responded. He advised the committee to “make your list expansive so individuals can make a contribution and not
just companies.” Bacon also said the committee shouldn’t forget the community of faith. After Bacon left, the subject of town money earmarked for Hardin Valley Academy and Farragut High School came up. Recently, the committee has been split down the middle. Some believe because of the low number of students attending HVA who live in Farragut, HVA should receive less town funding and FHS more. “If the Board of Mayor and Aldermen want us to investigate the issue of per capita funding for Hardin Valley, we would put it on our agenda and discuss it,” Littleton said. Arms
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Kim H Hall Fabulous Fido h has Ki ll off F b l Fid been in her spot fronting Kingston Pike for four years. Like Bulmon, she doesn’t have any concerns with all the empty storefronts surrounding her, but would be glad to see more businesses move in. Town Administrator David Smoak said he’d also heard the deal is under contract. “We obviously want to see any kind of vacancies filled in. As the economy improves, people will start to see some opportunities here in the town. We’ve seen new construction coming in. Older businesses that have been vacant can take longer to get people in there.” There’s been recent movement on the former Silver Spoon Café location according to Realtor Roger Moore Jr., who expects to make an announcement in the next couple of months. In the next two weeks, Shopper-News will look at other large “empties” in town, including Brooklawn Shopping Center and Farragut Towne Square Shopping Center. Kroger moved out of Brooklawn into a new building nearby and Ingles closed its original store in favor of a new one in the same center.
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spoke up and said she thought it was something the committee could explore. With five members a tie vote may be off the table. At the Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting last Thursday, the board voted to accept a settlement with Blount Excavating Inc. over site problems at The Farm at Willow Creek LLC. Blount Excavating will pay a sum of $130,000 to $140,000 of which a portion in the amount of between $40,000 and $42,000 would be required to be paid to satisfy attorneys’ liens of counsel for The Farm at Willow Creek LLC.
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