Knox County Commission, on a 6-5 vote Monday, deferred Commissioner Kyle Ward’s resolution to make the Knox County Health Board advisory only, shifting sole decision-making on masks and mandates to …
Fighting masks and vaccines, it’s hard to be Humble
Let’s stop yelling at each other and talk for a minute.
Meet Gary Humble, a Williamson County man who has launched a movement. Or maybe he’s a guy who can’t hold …
How many chiefs does KCSO need?
In the former Soviet Union, the Communist Party selected a Central Committee which selected a smaller executive committee called the Politburo. It selected the general secretary – a humble title …
A million here, a million there
An anomaly of local government is the limited power of the county mayor. On the surface, Knox County’s $851 million budget puts it far ahead of the city’s $434 million. …
Political predictions ahead
Our friend John Becker hosts two entertaining “Inside Tennessee” shows on WBIR-TV over the holidays. This year panelists Don Bosch (D), Susan Richardson Williams (R), Eddie Smith (R) and Ramsey …
Problem? Blame it on the elf
Sometime on Christmas Eve, the Elf on the Shelf went back to wherever it lives when it’s not spying on kids for Santa. Good riddance.
For those without kids under age …
Commissioners debate role of health board
On the very day (Dec. 21, 2020) that Knoxville hit the top for new Covid cases, the Knox County Commission voted 6-4-1 on first reading to make the county’s Board …
Merry Christmas and all that
Wow. What a year it’s been.
This time last year no one had heard of COVID-19, the virus that’s dominated our lives. But for covid, Donald Trump would have been reelected. …