After an eight-year stall, maybe Mayor Glenn Jacobs can jump-start construction of a greenway connector in Halls. (Hope springs eternal.)
Knox County Commission in January approved a $300,000 consulting contract with …
Mayoral candidates speak at Town Hall East
Nearly a hundred people turned out for the mayoral candidate forum hosted by Town Hall East on May 13 at Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
Candidates Fletcher Burkhardt, Indya Kincannon, Marshall Stair and …
Danger ahead for Marshall Stair
Mayor Madeline Rogero has lobbed a grenade at Mayor-wannabe Marshall Stair. Rogero is pushing ahead with a vote on rezoning every parcel of land in the city – a proposal …
Rogero’s leaving successor with formidable to-do list
Outgoing mayors often leave their successors with a “to-do” list. New mayors usually have a vision for what they want to accomplish, but often they start their terms dealing with …
Ronnie Collins plugs in to city’s beauty, happenings
Ronnie Collins didn’t do a lot of fretting over his retirement date. He always figured that he’d stop working when he hit his 65th birthday.
“I thought that’s what you’re supposed …
Singh-Perez makes some noise
Seema Singh-Perez was one of four women elected to City Council last year – a record for Knoxville. She stood out because she is one of two women of color …
The crony of my crony is my pal
Fans of Glenn Jacobs say his lack of history in Knox County government is a good thing. He lacks the ties and obligations of those who have been around for …
Here comes Marshall
So I’m not the most attentive play-goer in town. Sitting through the pageantry and sturm und drang of “Candide,” I’m taken by the leading actor’s resemblance to Marshall Stair – …