The Nov. 5 Knoxville city races are set.
Eddie Mannis and Indya Kincannon will compete to be mayor. Marshall Stair was eliminated on Aug. 27, along with Fletcher Burkhardt, Calvin Taylor …
Throw Byrd to the wolves? Understandable but rash
It’s understandable that there is an impulse among some state House members to expel state Rep. David Byrd, R-Waynesboro, for sexually harassing young women basketball players when he was a …
Thomas pitches trams for Knoxville
Bob Thomas wants to talk about ideas. He’s a big-picture guy who is running for an at-large seat on Knoxville City Council.
At a press conference Thursday, Thomas unveiled his idea …
Hubert Smith: Prepared to serve
If the upcoming city election were a job interview, the candidate with the most impressive credentials for city council at-large Seat C would be Hubert Smith. Sure, Amy Midis has …
The Midis touch: Newcomer runs for city council
Betty Bean has been getting me into trouble for years. And while I’m getting smarter, she’s getting more devious. So, a couple of weeks ago when Bean wrote an ode …
Prospects good for female majority on city council
For years, Knoxville City Council functioned with few women. Remember Bernice O’Connor, torturing Mayor Randy Tyree by calling for a referendum on the World’s Fair? A referendum would have doomed …
No Chase as city races set
Update by Betty Bean: Per Cliff Rodgers (administrator of elections): Mike Chase turned in a petition to run for mayor at 10:30 a.m. May 16. Only 22 of some 40 …
Rider represents ‘new urbanism’ on city council
Carlene Malone, Rob Frost, Nick Della Volpe, Lauren Rider. What do these four have in common? Not much. But combined, they have represented Fountain City on the Knoxville City Council …