Congratulations to the new mayor and city council. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, too, while I’m at it. You’re more popular now than you’ll ever be again.
While …
The day after the day after: What comes next?
Rogero is proof: Non-partisan elections work
Eight years ago, a bunch of Republicans actively supported Democrat Madeline Rogero for mayor in the city’s non-partisan election. County Mayor Tim Burchett and longtime Tennessee Conservative Union chair Lloyd …
Ready or not, county heads to November votes on TVA Tower deal
Hugh Nystrom says he expects to preside over a November vote on the proposition to move Knox County Schools’ central office out of the Andrew Johnson building and into six …
Burchett stands by Trump
Some prominent Knox County Republicans, like Bobby Waggoner and Susan Richardson Williams, are lining up to support Nashville surgeon Manny Sethi as their pick to replace Lamar Alexander in the …
Owen’s secret campaign plan: ‘Just tell the truth’
School board member Jennifer Owen doesn’t like the county mayor’s proposal to sell off the Andrew Johnson building and lease TVA’s East Tower to house school administrators.
Actually, that’s not strong …
‘A Clown in Cobwebs’: Where disability lies
On Monday, Oct, 21, from 5-7 p.m., Gary Harmon’s going to have a book signing at the Casual Pint Northshore. He’ll introduce his memoir, “A Clown in Cobwebs” by Walt …
UT Press to introduce Cas Walker book this fall
Will we ever decide we’ve heard enough Cas Walker stories? Will we ever tire of hearing about throwing chickens off the roof, taking Dolly on her first visit to Nashville, …
Knox County can’t shake those jailhouse blues
There were no fireworks this week when the consultant Knox County Commission hired to study the issue of jail overcrowding recommended building a 200-bed intake center on the green space …