LaKenya Middlebrook’s Black History Month presentation at the February meeting of the Democratic Women of Knoxville included a list of Tennessee “firsts” – first black man to serve as a …
Mayoral candidate Eddie Mannis owns up to GOP past
He’s gay, he’s Republican and he’s running for mayor.
The gay part, first introduced in print by Scott Barker of Compass Thursday morning, is drawing a big so-what from likely city voters. …
Mental illness builds wall between homeless, home
This is my third column in four weeks about Debra Bailey (Dec. 28 here; Jan. 4 here.) That’s a lot, considering I met her only once and cannot claim to have known her. I …
Daniel heads Gov Ops
State Rep. Martin Daniel is the new chair of the House Government Operations Committee, appointed by Speaker Glen Casada.
The 15-person committee is responsible for legislation concerning the creation of new …
Branscom gets state cabinet post
Knoxvillian Christi Branscom will head the Department of General Services for Gov. Bill Lee, who announced her appointment earlier today. Lee also named commissioners:
Lisa Piercey, Department of Health
Brad Turner, Department …
Goodbye to all of that
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and …
Tennova doesn’t deserve $16 million tax break
Anybody who thinks Tennova deserves a $16 million tax break for selling St. Mary’s to the city for $1 as a place to relocate police and fire departments should talk …
A bag full of rain: mental health care in Tennessee
All she left behind was a bag full of rain.
Her name was Deborah Bailey, and she was killed while trying to navigate North Broadway on foot on the dark, rainy …