Time to Call The Balls and Strikes on this PBA/Schools Game
While this blog in the past has been critical of PBA and the Knox County School Board. Let me say, while Dr. McIntyre and I would disagree on certain positions. I do respect him...
Category: Elected Officials
Flashback Twenty Years! Knox County Schools & Standard Knitting Mills
I blogged a day or so ago about the lunacy of the Knox County School District considering relocation of the Central Office to the Standard Knitting Mill site. Mike ‘da career killa’ Donila posted...
This is a BS Discussion about Knox Schools Central Office Move
This article in today’s print product of the Big Metal Shed on the Hill is a BS discussion. First of all, why is the school district even thinking or considering being a redevelopment anchor...
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...
Drivers Education is it Important?
Tonight at the Knox County School Board Work session, Board Member Mike McMillan raised the issue of how the decision is made at each high school to provide or not provide Drivers Education. As...
Insights from the Local Sunday Talking Shows
On WBIR at 9:30 it was 1 politically neutral guy with Anchorman John Becker, a slew of Democrats with Jack McElroy, Billy Stair, Bill (Mr. 24% Stokes) and State Representative Joe Armstrong. The panel...
Democrat Brian Stevens Skeers Away from Senator Campfield
Democrat Brian Stevens announced today that he will not challenge State Senator Stacey Campfield in 2014. He went on to endorse County Commissioner Dr. Richard Briggs. Briggs is a Republican and Senator Campfield is...
Leland Price OUT as D.A. Candidate
Hubert Smith of The Hubert Smith Radio Show broke some news this morning. Here on his radio show Facebook page. Hubert wrote, “Price will not seek Office of Dist. Attorney General” Last night Knox...
Time for Knox Schools to Go Out of Security Business?
Shock And Awe first reported here 9 months ago about the security system deficiencies at Hardin Valley Academy and Powell Middle. A recap post of all of the post from the Hardin Valley Audit...
TN’s Children Have NO Better Advocate then Jim Henry
When Kate O’Day departed as Director of Department of Children’s Services Governor Bill Haslam shifted the responsibilities to Roane County native and former State Representative Jim Henry. Henry is the interim DCS Director. The...
