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POWELL/NORWOOD VOL. 53 NO. 46

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Halls gala is Dec. 5 Phil Campbell, the son of late humorist Archie Campbell, will be the guest speaker for the Halls Business & Professional Association’s Christmas Gala to be held 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Beaver Brook Country Club. The evening will also include a silent auction and the naming of the Halls Man and Woman of the Year. For reservations, contact Sue Walker, 925-9200 or swalker@tindells.com.

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Powell P ll b business i leaders l d came out to rid the community of an ugly eyesore – overgrown and dead vegetation at Brickyard Road on Emory. Enhance Powell is a committee to improve the appeal of downtown Powell to support businesses when traffic is diverted to the new Powell Drive, set to open next month. Chuck Denney toted away a garbage bag full of non-organic trash, while Dr. Don Wegener hauled a trailer load of green waste. Clinton Highway Wrecker proR. Larry Smith puts his chain saw vided workers, a flatbed truck and to use, trimming away vines so the some mighty power tools to finish Rick Carnes of Clinton Highway Wrecker Service talks with Laura Bailey as dead tree can be pushed over. up the task. she sizes up the dead tree on Emory Road at Brickyard. The Enhance Powell committee spent Saturday morning clearing up the corner. Photos by S. Clark

Lions host bicycle drive The Fountain City Lions Club is hosting the annual Christmas bicycle drive in partnership with Mission of Hope to benefit the children of Appalachia. Community members may make donations; $50 will purchase a bicycle for a child, and an additional $20 donation will insure the child has a helmet. Checks may be made payable to Fountain City Lions Club and mailed to P.O. Box 5276, Knoxville, TN 37928. Info: Gib Galyon, 414-4630. The drive is in memory of Michael Williams.

Disorderly rubble at the corner of Emory and Brickyard roads fell to the saws and snippers of the Enhance Powell committee. More pictures on page 3.

Well-Key Health coming to Powell

IN THIS ISSUE Heiskell seniors Heiskell seniors know how to put “thank you” into action. The group honored their veterans at the monthly meeting with an honor walk. Participants lined the hallway at the Heiskel Senior Center and waved flags and signs and clapped as the veterans entered the fellowship hall. Buzz Buswell, director of veterans services for Knox County, encouraged visits to the office of veterans affairs on Central Avenue Pike. The office is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Read Ruth White on page A-3

Jacob Gilliam Marvin West writes of the courage of former Farragut High School football player Jacob Gilliam, along with a sidebar from Jacob’s younger brother telling how the family met in prayer over Jacob’s knee injury.

Read Marvin West on page A-4

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At left, the dead tree falls to Laura Bailey’s Bobcat. Dr. Don Wegener is at right. Above, this waxworm was one of dozens living in the dead tree.

By Sandra Clark Well-Key Health is coming to Powell with the first of two locations in Knox County, according to publicist Susan Arp. It will be a Level 1 Comprehensive Urgent Care Center and on-site Occupational Health Services. The location is the former Ruby Tuesday building at 6606 Clinton Dr. Rothwell Dr. Huskey Highway at the corner of Clinton Highway and Schaad Road directly in front of Lowe’s. The second til late 2015. Well-Key Health is owned and location will be in West Knox but will probably not come on line un- operated by two East Tennessee

physicians, Dr. Michael Rothwell and Dr. Robin Huskey, who have operated the Smoky Mountain Urgent Care Center since 2010 in Sevierville. Interior demolition has been completed at the Powell location by the building’s owner, and construction on the renovation is expected to begin within the next two to three weeks by the WellKey contractor. The doctors expect a March opening. The Urgent Care Center’s services include caring for acute in-

New job for Tony Norman By Betty Bean James McMillan has been a high-profile, persistent critic of the way local government handles stormwater runoff issues, both city and county. Rarely has he doled out compliments. Last week, the Shannondale farmer broke form when he heard that Knox County has hired Tony Norman to a $28,000 per year part-time position as an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) coordinator. “Tony will add a needed degree of honesty and integrity to Knox County’s engineering department, something they have had a very limited supply of, till now,” said McMillan. Norman started work Nov. 3, two months after completing two terms on County Commission, where he championed teachers who have been protesting Superintendent James McIntyre’s reform agenda. As a science teacher with 2704 Mineral Springs Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917 Ph. (865) 687-4537

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Knox County Schools for more than 30 years, he developed an awardwinning ecology class at Farragut and continued it at West High School, where he directed hands-on studies of Third Creek. As a commissioner, he spent more than three years chairTony Norman ing the controversial Joint City/County Task Force on Ridge, Slope and Hillside Development and Protection that developed new regulations to curb environmental damage done by developers. Predictably, the hire has raised eyebrows. Commissioner Sam McKenzie expressed his displeasure at a meeting last week, and there was grumbling that the former commission chair, who is widely expected to be a candidate for school board in 2016, is being “rewarded” for his persis-

juries, common illnesses or minor medical problems – bridging the gap between the primary-care provider and the emergency room with both on-site digital X-ray services and a laboratory. The Urgent Care Center will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, 363 days a year and staffed with board-certified physicians every day. Services offered to walk-ins include laceration repair, X-ray and splinting of fractures, flu shots, lab services and occupational-health services.

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tent opposition to McIntyre’s policies, an allegation that Engineering and Public Works Director Dwight Van de Vate said is unwarranted. “Tony has a sound science background. He has a background in environmental policy and a solid general understanding of the science behind what we are responsible for doing in stormwater,” Van de Vate said. “He has good communication skills – specifically, the ability to write. Keeping dynamic, relevant, current web content is important. Many folks with engineering backgrounds, communication is not their forte. “Tony is a skilled public speaker with the ability to articulate complicated concepts clearly. He’ll be talking to elected officials. He will look at how peer jurisdictions manage their bonds and letters of credit and see if we can incorporate some of their practices. Not everybody can make those calls

effectively and ask the right questions. I’m confident Tony will excel with assignments like this, and we’ve started already.” He also said there are things Norman won’t be doing: “He won’t be involved in education outreach that involves Knox County Schools. He won’t be involved in regulation of the construction trades. I’ve got eight folks who do that very well. Our bench is deep.” Norman said he’s not surprised that some have criticized his hiring. “I’ve known these people (in county engineering) for 20 years,” he said. “I spent 30 years in water quality – it’s like my calling – where my heart is.” Then he laughed and said: “I don’t want to go back into teaching. I don’t think I’d last a week (back in the school system). So when this came open, I said yeah, and really think my resume ought to be able to withstand (criticism).”

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