Knox County Board of Education has a called meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, April 30, for one purpose – to eliminate the mask mandate for students and staff, effective immediately.
Currently, …
What’s the rush?
Wiatr wants to cap tax rate
Erik Wiatr wants to cap the city of Knoxville’s property tax rate at $2.46 (2.4638/$100 of assessed value), the current rate. He will first ask Knoxville City Council to adopt …
Oster, Marshall to merit council
Gina Oster has won reappointment to the Sheriff’s Office Merit System Council. The Cedar Bluff area political activist won on the first ballot at Knox County Commission with votes from …
Buchanan relaxes business regs
Martha Buchanan, MD, has relaxed Covid-19 requirements for local businesses, issuing on April 23 “recommendations for all businesses operating in Knox County.” See the full order: Resolution 2021-A business guidance
Meanwhile, …
Shipe gets Pellissippi award
Vivian Underwood Shipe, class of 1991, was honored April 16 with Pellissippi State’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award, which highlights an outstanding graduate in recognition of significant professional achievement and service to the …
Services today for Thompson Jr.
Anthony Thompson Jr. will be remembered today (4/22) with a public walkthrough from 9-11:30 a.m. at Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman Street. Social distancing and face coverings are required. …
When Bill Young almost got a Purple Heart
Walter Mondale’s death triggered memories from Bill Young. In 1982, Mondale stumped for Jim Cooper (against Republican Cissy Baker) in Morristown, and Bill spent hours stuffing envelopes for the event. …
Kincannon really, really wants to release the tapes
Republicans are meaner than Democrats. Look no further than the tug-of-war between Charme Allen and Indya Kincannon over releasing the redacted video of the A-E shooting of Anthony Thompson Jr. …