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12 Feb, 2015

Lowe’s Trial to Stay in Knox County with a Knox County Jury

Yesterday it was announced that Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steve Sword ruled that the motion filed by Attorney Greg Issacs on behalf of his client, Former Knox County Trustee Mike Lowe seeking a...

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10 Feb, 2015

2016 is Kicking Off, Broyles Will Have a Republican Opponent in John Fugate, Ownby May Face Nystrom

A BrianHornback.Com source reports that this evening at the Fountain City/North Knox Republican Club, John Fugate, former Interim Second District School Board Member announced that he will challenge, Democrat Amy Broyles for the Second...

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8 Feb, 2015

Is Burchett Asleep at the Helm of Knox County? Is He Too Busy With Ribbon Cuttings and Elementary School Lunches

We all know about how Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett sent a low level staffer as a proxy to the E-911 Board meeting to motion and have approved an expenditure of $8.2 million or...

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8 Feb, 2015

Author Sandra Lea Passed Away on January 31, 2015

January 2015 was a rough month for losses. My own Momma went home to Heaven on the 9th, several friends parents and brothers made the journey to Heaven. Now, I learn that local Author...

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6 Feb, 2015

Apparently Burchett & Rogero Believe This Is Candyland!

Back when the previous County Mayor was under attack by County Commission. Commissioner Greg Lambert remarked to Mayor Ragsdale, this isn’t Candyland, you can’t have a do over. Under Roberts Rules of Order, a...

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5 Feb, 2015

Were Knox Republicans For It, Against It or What?

On January 29, 2015 Tom Humphrey posted on his Humphrey on the Hill this post. The post was a list of 104 Republicans that were supporting Insure TN, Humphrey had received the information as...

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5 Feb, 2015

Is Burchett Demonstrating his Disdain of Sheriff’s Department Employees?

Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones has now entered the fray of this E-911 radio procurement situation. Here is the letter that he has sent to the legal counsel. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County...

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5 Feb, 2015

Burchett is Itching to Spend $8.2 Million of Our Money to a Vendor That Other Communities Have NOT Had Successful History

Knoxville News Sentinel is reporting that Mayor Burchett is requesting a February 18, 2015 meeting of the E-911 board to try and force a discussion and vote to spend $8.2 million of our county...

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3 Feb, 2015

Burchett is Kow Towing to the Sentinel?

In this story (if you can afford to jump the paywall) County Mayor Tim Burchett has kow towed to the Sentinel in saying that he is pushing for a vote at the next E-911...

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1 Feb, 2015

Did Jake Butcher and IV Owen Miss that Knox County Criminal Court Money?

Mike Hammond, Knox County Criminal Court Clerk discovered a checking account at First TN Bank with $2.5 million dollars in it shortly after he took over on September 1, 2014. Hammond appeared before the...