Mackay likes Mike; says Knoxville will, too

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Greg Mackay is lifelong Democrat and Mike Bloomberg’s his guy.
He volunteered in Sen. Albert Gore 1968 campaign and was vice president of UT’s Campus Democrats in the early ’70s. He’s …

Anders, Smith push for county-only zoning board

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Commissioner Brad Anders favors creation of a county-only land zoning board and staff. He added a discussion item to Tuesday’s workshop agenda for Knox County Commission. Currently land use planning/zoning …

Kincannon starts first budget

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Today, Mayor Indya Kincannon and Knoxville City Council members participated in the mid-year budget retreat, kicking off the public process of preparing the city’s budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. …

Are District 1 Dems still feeling the Bern?

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The Knox County Commission District 1 overlaps with Knoxville City Council’s District 6, and stretches from Holston Hills to downtown and Ft. Sanders. The district prefers Democrats and is accustomed …

Who fired Tony Norman?

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School board member Tony Norman no longer works for Knox County.
Technically, Knox County’s senior director of Engineering and Public Works, Jim Snowden, fired Norman. Also in the room were Richard …