Knox Politics 2014 is Simmering
Every 8 years nearly every office in the courthouse is on the ballot. All the Judges and Attorney General serve 8 year terms. Eight years ago, I was the Knox County Republican Party Chairman....
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RIP Dr. Paul Kelley
Dr. Paul Kelley passed away on Sunday Morning. A retired educator and administrator, he went on to serve on the Knox County School Board from 1991-2004. In 1991, School Board Member Harry Tindell was...
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...
Bill of Rights Dinner
Friday night the first annual Bill of Rights Dinner was held at Calvary Baptist Church on Kingston Pike in Knoxville. In spite of the horrific news of the shooting at Sandy Hook School in...
Just Another Day at “the Deathstar” aka City County Building
Seems the Deathstar aka City County Building will have a couple of fewer individuals working there. It isn’t from the Property Assessors office either. You are shocked, I know. I know. Here is the story...
Former Knoxville Resident Died in Lexington, KY Accident Saturday Night
Former resident of Knox County died in a horrible accident last night. Twenty Seven year old Lauren (Woodall) Roady now of Washington, DC was killed when a Lexington fire truck ran over her at...
Another Departure from the Property Assessors Office?
Rumors have been circulating that a veteran of the Knox County Property Assessors Office will be retiring in January. The rumor is that this employee has worked for the the current Assessor and for...
Knox County’s Ambulance Contract, The Battle Never Seems to End
Ten years ago Knox County sought proposals for the 911 ambulance provider. the Evaluation Committee recommended AMR. Rural Metro objected (to the best of my recollection) data was requested more scoring and the Knox County Commission awarded the...
The Negative Mailers Sent By Political Parties and NOT The Candidates Are Wrong
A lot of news attention has been given to the Gary Loe, Nick Cazana and State Representative Gloria Johnson race. The attention has been one sided about the “negative” material for Loe that was...
