Updated: We erred in reporting the results from District 70 (thanks for the catch, Bill Young). The race was a runaway in Giles County (numbers below), but Doss carried Lawrence …
Be it resolved …
The Knox County Board of Education made it harder than it should have been Wednesday, stumbling through debate on how best to tell state leaders that teacher evaluations are flawed.
Reacting …
Burchett ponders campaign
Perhaps he was in a comfort zone with Kristin Farley or maybe he was just tired, but Tim Burchett let down his guard on Tennessee This Week (WATE-TV) on Aug …
School board blasts state BOE
The Knox County school board is ready to blow, with a solid majority asking Superintendent Bob Thomas to draft a “strongly-worded letter” to the state Department of Education about recent …
The Brady bunch is back!
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn will be in Knoxville today (7/28) to open her campaign headquarters, in her quest to replace Bob Corker in the U.S. Senate. She’s hoping for some …
Is Tom Spangler tough enough?
Sheriff-elect Tom Spangler beat the man most folks thought would win. Spangler topped Lee Tramel 65-35 percent in the May Republican Primary. With no Democratic opponent, “Spanky” will lead the …
SRW urges work for Blackburn, Eddie Smith
You’ve seen Susan Richardson Williams on WBIR-TV. She’s the Republican usually paired with Democrat Don Bosch. Rarely is she as candid as she was when speaking to the Halls Republican …
Jacobs brings campaign to Powell
Howard Phillips hosted a kickoff for Bob Thomas for county mayor – over a year ahead of the election. The crowd was spectacular, but Thomas lost. So, on Thursday, Phillips …