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Rodgers stays close to political action but stands apart

Frank CagleMay 30, 2019Our Town Leaders

Cliff Rodgers has spent his adult life around politics without being very political. He worked for U.S. Sen. Howard Baker’s law firm, clerked for U.S. District Judge James Jarvis and …

Ultimate insider SRW has done it all – even prison

Frank CagleNovember 22, 2018Feature, Our Town Leaders

If you are involved in Republican politics in Tennessee, chances are your number is one of the thousand entries in SRW’s phone.
In the almost five decades since she graduated from …

Knoxville City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the main assembly room of the City County Building, 400 Main St., to interview applicants and select a council member to fill the unexpired term of Stephanie Welch, who resigned to take a position with Mayor Indya Kincannon.
“Hurt, Help and Hope: A Community Conversation About Suicide,” a free program open to the public, will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. The program will begin with speakers and a question-answer session in the sanctuary and end with refreshments in the fellowship hall, where there will be printed materials and an opportunity to talk with the speakers one-on-one. Childcare is available. Info: 865-690-8641, or kristi_nelson@yahoo.com.