Once upon a time when Knoxville was still a two-newspaper town, the Knoxville Journal sent me to Nashville to cover state government. I was expected to produce a couple of …
Mayor Glenn Jacobs: ‘I’m having a blast’
Every Friday, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs posts a recap of the week’s activities on Facebook. Mayor watchers invariably are greeted with Jacobs’ smiling face as he ticks off his …
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 …
South Knox to ‘Raise Kane’ Thursday
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and County Commissioner Carson Dailey will join area seniors for a little “Raising Kane” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at the …
Jacobs shares political tips with SKES students
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs stepped into the role of educator while visiting with members of South Knoxville Elementary School’s Student Council.
Not surprisingly, he also kept on his mayor’s hat.
Jacobs …
Looking up to Big Glenn Jacobs
It was the summer of 2017, and my then 12-year-old grandson from Clarksville, Alex Gomez-Leon, was coming to visit “Pop” for a week. He was an Army kid, the son …
Jacobs brings campaign to Powell
Howard Phillips hosted a kickoff for Bob Thomas for county mayor – over a year ahead of the election. The crowd was spectacular, but Thomas lost. So, on Thursday, Phillips …