Slow down, Rhonda

Sandra ClarkHalls, Powell

Boom! Rhonda Lee has arrived on Knox County Commission. Sworn in on September 1, 2022, she already has:

Called out Mayor Glenn Jacobs
Annoyed Larsen Jay and probably Sheriff Tom Spangler
Been banned …

HPUD: Sewer work, leak programs

Sandra ClarkHalls, Powell

Hallsdale Powell Utility District is on schedule with sewer line expansion in the Powell area, according to general manager Darren Cardwell. “We should be finished in June 2022.”
Two contractors are …

Barger replaces Bob Crye on HPUD board

Sandra ClarkHalls, Powell

(Updated to reflect comment on website from Bob Crye)
Bob Crye has finished 10 years on the board of commissioners of Hallsdale Powell Utility District. He was replaced Thursday by Kelly …

First has ‘best taste’ water

Jay FitzFarragut, West Knoxville

First Utility District of Knox County won the Region 2 Best Tasting Water Contest sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts. The competition was held in Knoxville on June …

Halls for the holidays: Parade Saturday

Sandra ClarkHalls

Update: Parade has been canceled
2020 has been an exceptional year with a raging pandemic disrupting normal life. Businesses large and small have been challenged as never before. Events like the …

Reid to head Leadership Knoxville board

Sandra ClarkKnox Notes

Leadership Knoxville has a new board of directors. Avice Reid, retired from the city of Knoxville, is the board chair. Others (some new, some old) are Mike Parton, Tom Catani, …

Knoxville gets new finance chief

Sandra ClarkKnox Notes

Susan A. Gennoe, CPA, has been named the city’s chief financial officer by Mayor Indya Kincannon. She replaces Jim York who retired in December. Since 2016, Gennoe has been the …