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 …
Charter Review is out of the gate; Farragut whiffs Jacobs
The 2020 edition of the Knox County Charter Review Committee met as a body for the first time Monday evening. Twenty-four of the 27* appointed members attended to elect officers …
Commission moves ahead on TVA East Tower deal
Anyone who compares attaining harmony on the current Knox County Commission to herding cats never witnessed the now (gratefully) defunct 19-member commission at work. The present-day collection of commissioners is …
The play’s the thing (at county commission)
You could think of a Knox County Commission Work Session as you would a movie trailer or a dress rehearsal – a tantalizing preview of things to come. Last night’s …
Spelunking we will go
Yesterday morning’s temperature brought to mind the thing I dislike most about winter – it’s cold! I don’t know what the official low was, but I saw a raccoon wearing …
A brief history of newspaper carriers
As a boy, in between stints as a Marine Pirate, I delivered the afternoon newspaper. Those were the days when $4 would buy a fistful of comics and a whole …
Orange is the new orange
Tennessee’s incredible comeback win over Indiana in the Gator Bowl warmed the hearts of many long-suffering Vol football fans. Count me among their number.
If you grew up in Knoxville as …
A preview of 2020
January: Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs accepts a challenge from Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon to a no-holds-barred wrestling match on Market Square. In a bruising five-minute struggle, Kincannon bounces back …