Today’s deadline for county employees to get a payout for early retirement (a voluntary RIF) showed 79 workers took advantage.
Finance Director Chris Caldwell confirmed 79 early retirements and anticipated $4 …
Breaking: Political ins and outs
State Rep. Jason Zachary is running for Knox County mayor in 2018 when Mayor Tim Burchett is term-limited.
Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones will not run for mayor.
And three legislative districts will be open: …
Sunday talk shows
We watch them so you don’t have to.
Wow! Love that new set on WBIR-TV’s Inside Tennessee. John Becker and his panelists stood at a glass table, cutting the distance among them. …
Sunday Talk Shows
We watch ’em so you don’t have to.
State Rep. Rick Staples has a sharp wit, telling This Week in Tennessee that he’s just served one year in the Legislature but …
Lack of ‘enhancers’ and ‘stackers’ earns probation for Allison
Charme Allen is not shy about defending her tenure as district attorney general for Knox County. She offers no apologies.
Did Mike Lowe get a soft sentence?
Did Allison Beaver Burchett escape …
Term limits haunt 2018 elections
Twenty-four years ago, Knox County voters said local officials should be limited to two four-year terms. Someday that may happen, but it’s not kicked in yet.
The 1994 referendum was financed …
Sunday talk shows:
Sunday talk shows (the local versions) took off for the Memorial Day holiday. No updates.
House Speaker Paul Ryan is coming to town, but you’ve gotta pay $2,500 to find out …
Knox TN Today mailer saturates Powell
Folks in ZIP 37849 found an 8-page, full-color newspaper in their mailbox today. It was Volume 1, Number 1 for Knox TN Today. But those expecting to find our usual …