Category: Elected Officials

Community / Current Events / Elected Officials / General / Government / Knox County / Knox County School Board / Knox County Schools

28 Mar, 2015

Knox County Schools Balanced Calendar Debate

This past week, the Farragut feeder schools (Primary, Intermediate, Middle and High) held their second Balanced Calendar Meeting. I attended the Bearden feeder just before the schools Spring Break. What I thought was interesting...

2014 / City of Knoxville / Community / Current Events / Direct Edge Campaigns / Elected Officials / General / GOP / Government / Gregory Grleaves / Politics / Rep Gloria Johnson / Rep. Eddie Smith

24 Mar, 2015

Direct Mail Piece “Kiffin” from Gloria Johnson Race Wins National Award

This post by Tom Humphrey from over in Nashville details that Direct Edge Campaigns received a POLLIE award for the “Best Use of Negative / Contrast” direct mail piece called “Kiffin” in the campaign...

BSA / Community / Current Events / Elected Officials / Government / Roane County / TN Legisalture

22 Mar, 2015

Marilyn and Rep. Kent Calfee Honored by Boy Scouts of America

Friday evening, the wife and I were invited guests to the Whitestone Country Inn in Kingston, TN for a Boy Scouts of America Roane County dinner. Michael Scarbrough, a recent Eagle Scout receipent discussed...

Community / Current Events / Elected Officials / Knox County / Knox County School Board / Knox County Schools / Knox News / Knox News Sentinel / Knoxville / Schools Central Office / Tennessee School Boards Association / TN / TSBA

20 Mar, 2015

KNS Guest Column on 3/15/2015 Opposing School Choice/Vouchers

On Sunday March 15, 2015 the Knoxville News Sentinel published a Guest Columnist from Tammy Grissom, the Executive Director of the Tennessee School Board Association. In my previous life, I served as the East...

City of Knoxville / Community / Current Events / E.W. Scripps / Elected Officials / Government / Knoxville / Knoxville Madeline Rogero / Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero

18 Mar, 2015

City of Knoxville 2015 Election Rumors

It is beginning to appear any potential candidate to oppose Mayor Madeline Rogero is drying up. At Large City Council Members George Wallace and Finbarr Saunders along with Fifth District Councilman Mark Campen may...

City of Knoxville / Current Events / Cynthia Moxley / E 911 / E.W. Scripps / E.W. Scripps Owned Bias / Elected Officials / General / Government / Jack McElroy / Knox News / Knox News Sentinel / Knoxville / Knoxville Madeline Rogero / Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero / Knoxville Media / Mayor Tim Burchett / Media / Moxley / Moxley Carmichael / News Sentinel / Politics / Sheriff Jimmy J.J. Jones

18 Mar, 2015

Sheriff Jones Rebuts Knox News Sentinel

On the Knox County Sheriffs Office website, Sheriff Jones issued the following statement in response to an editorial position, presumably authored by Scott Barker, Jack McElroy or a joint writing assignment. Editorial Rebuttal Tuesday,...

City of Knoxville / Community / Current Events / Elected Officials / General / Government / Knoxville / Knoxville Madeline Rogero / Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero / Politics

17 Mar, 2015

Mayor Madeline Kicking Off 2015 Re-Election

Now I am not a fan of Mayor Madeline’s liberal longings and her inability to care about 911 until a big ole controversy rears its head. I am not a fan of her violating...

City of Knoxville / Community / Current Events / E 911 / Elected Officials / Government / Knox County / Knox News / Knox News Sentinel / Knoxville / Knoxville Madeline Rogero / Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero / Mayor Tim Burchett / News Sentinel / Politics

16 Mar, 2015

Who Is Bill Cole?

Some of the continued fallout from the 911 Board Meeting on Friday is still trickling out. Hubert Smith, host of the CTV One on One with Hubert Smith and host of The Hubert Smith...

Community / Current Events / Cynthia Moxley / E 911 / E.W. Scripps / Elected Officials / Government / Jack McElroy / Knox County / Knox News / Knox News Sentinel / Knoxville / Knoxville Madeline Rogero / Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero / Knoxville Media / Mayor Tim Burchett / Media / Moxley / Moxley Carmichael / News Sentinel / Pilot Flying J / Politics

15 Mar, 2015

What Was the Subtle Message (if any) to the 911 Board Members?

When members of the 911 Board arrived in the meeting room, copies of Friday’s Knoxville News Sentinel were on the table. It did not appear that any board member accepted the free gift as...

Community / Current Events / Elected Officials / General / Government / Knox County / Knox County in Transition / knox county trustee / Politics

15 Mar, 2015

Will the Knox County Prosecutors Continue Monitoring County Office Holders and Employees?

In announcing Former Trustee Mike Lowe‘s Guilty Plea on Thursday, Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen stated something to the effect of this sending a message to Knox County officials about operating within...