Water, water everywhere, and no solutions yet

Larry Van GuilderAs I see it, Powell

The 19th-century American essayist and novelist Charles Dudley Warner coined the phrase, “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”
Some Knox County residents let commissioners know on …

A thousand words … may not be enough

Larry Van GuilderOur Town Leaders

Is a picture worth a thousand words? You be the judge.
This past weekend a homeowner who asked to remain anonymous emailed KnoxTNToday. He supplied pictures vividly documenting the substance of …

‘Courageous’ is a natural

Larry Van GuilderOur Town Leaders

Jonathan “Courageous” Clark is The Carpetbag Theatre’s newest executive/artistic director. It’s a role he’s prepared for much of his life.
Clark became a member of Carpetbag’s Youth Theatre Ensemble at age …

Charter Review Committee sets ground rules

Larry Van GuilderAs I see it

Following a five-hour session last week, the Knox County Charter Review Committee took just 55 minutes on Monday evening to establish ground rules for the serious work ahead. The first …

Mayor Jacobs should have seen it coming

Larry Van GuilderAs I see it

Rob Link is the communications director for Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. We asked him what the mayor’s plan is now that the town of Farragut has rejected his proposed …