Attorney General Charme Allen will hold a press conference today (4/15) to discuss issues surrounding the release of body camera evidence in the Austin-East shooting that resulted in the death …
Thanks and goodbye, Board of Health
Say thank you or at least goodbye to the Knox County Board of Health. Surely these folks are not nuts enough to keep volunteering chunks of time to keep the …
Ivan Harmon: ‘That’s a lot of sausage’
Sheriff Tom Spangler has no plans to abolish the Inmate Industries division that provides no-cost labor for nonprofits in Knox County. That’s despite his action this week to terminate the director, …
Big money comin’
While Knox County Commission tries to kill the health board and the legislature saves girls sports from guys willing to have a sex change just to play on the team, …
Massey talks ‘constitutional carry’
State Sen. Becky Massey said an overwhelming response from her district led to her vote against SB765, the bill which would allow Tennesseans to carry handguns without a permit or …
Shoot-out on gun carry bill
The Tennessee Senate passed Gov. Bill Lee’s “constitutional carry” bill 23-9 on March 18 with Knox County’s senators split – Richard Briggs and Becky Massey voted no, while Lt. Gov. …
Politicians scramble to tell their story
A short time ago, Knoxville had a strong daily newspaper and 5 or 6 weeklies; three commercial television stations and 10 or so radio outlets that provided news. Elected leaders …
Eddie Mannis passes first bill
News good and bad from Nashville.
Good: State Rep. Eddie Mannis passed his first bill as a member of the Tennessee General Assembly and the House Republican Caucus. House Bill 84 passed …