Spearheading a project to house the homeless isn’t exactly where Ashlind Bray expected to find herself on the cusp of turning 30. But that’s precisely where she is, as the …
When justice knocks
Operating on the premise that I can never have too many Zoom meetings, I accepted a church friend’s invitation to tune in to the Justice Knox Nehemiah Assembly on Monday …
City takes $20 million hit on St. Mary’s redevelopment
Construction costs have increased almost $20 million for the new headquarters for the city fire and police departments on the former St. Mary’s hospital site.
Mayor Indya Kincannon called the overage …
Kincannon should release the A-E tapes
Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., just before 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11. The body camera videos from officers were released …
Cliff Rodgers: Local Republican leaves GOP
When lifelong Republican Cliff Rodgers resigned as Knox County elections administrator last spring, he said he was worn out with partisan politics. He’d held the job for nine years, pretty …
Here comes the Clueless Caucus
During previous sessions of the legislature, I singled out some members of the Krazy Kaucus. This session some of them are gone: Timothy Hill, his brother Matthew, known collectively as …
Knoxville’s ‘I can’t breathe’ case: 22 years ago
Knoxville – Jan. 9, 1998 – It was going on midnight when my phone rang. I’d already gone to bed, but lost interest in sleep when I saw the name …
Tommy Smith joins Knoxville City Council
Tommy Smith, vice president of marketing strategy for Ackermann PR, was elected to Knoxville City Council Feb. 20. He was selected on the fourth ballot by eight council members to …