Knox County Schools Security Meeting
I was up close and somewhat personal for last nights Knox County Schools School Security meeting at Amherst Elementary School. There were about 175 people that attended. Many were school employees and the few...
Category: Knox County Commission
Good News from Legacy Parks! Cleaning Up the Destination Attraction for Deviant Behavior
WVLT reported here tonight that Legacy Parks along with a mountain bike club are planning to clean up Sharp’s Ridge from it’s past reputation of being a destination attraction for the behaviors of the...
What was Robert Lawrence Suggesting Last Night?
Yesterday, Knox County School Superintendent Dr. James P. McIntyre, Jr. PBA Chief Dale Smith were answering questions about the on going school security fiasco. Commissioner Robert Lawrence Smith called up Dr. McIntyre and instead...
Carson Doesn’t Understand Adequate Public Notice
Karen Carson, Knox County School Board Chair on Friday sent notices to various government officials asking for a meeting at 9 a.m. on Monday. That is not even one qualified day of notice. Saturdays...
Knox County School Board & Commission First Love In
The Knox County Commissioners appointed by Commission Chairman Tony Norman and the School Boarders appointed by School Board Chair Caren Karson had their first love in. Today at bout 5 p.m. they gathered in...
Partisan School Board Elections Produce Representation that Best Reflects the Community
There have been a lot of whining and gnashing of teeth over a bill in the TN legislature that would restore the school board elections to a partisan election instead of non partisan. Prior...
What We Have Here is…Pride, Greed, Failure to Remain Focused and Communicate
Here is a post by Mike Donila over at Screams From the Porch over at the Big Metal Shed on the Hill. da Career Killa Donila has posted how the Knox Co School Board...
Mary Lou Horner – Go Rest High on that Mountain!
I just confirmed that former Knox County Commissioner Mary Lou Horner passed away today. My thoughts and prayers for her son Bobby and his family are immediate and ask that you do the same....
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same with Knox County Commission
Back in 2003 Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale orchestrated an agreement between the Knox County Commission and Knox County School Board that would end a lawsuit that had plagued both bodies and had wasted...
Whatever Happened to Sports Corp?
There was a lot of news print on the old Knox Tourism and Sports Corp (aka Sports Corp.) back when Gloria Ray and David Duncan were CEO and Chairman of the Board. But they...
