Thanks and goodbye, Board of Health

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Say thank you or at least goodbye to the Knox County Board of Health. Surely these folks are not nuts enough to keep volunteering chunks of time to keep the …

Knox Health Board: Life support extended

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Knox County Commission, on a 6-5 vote Monday, deferred Commissioner Kyle Ward’s resolution to make the Knox County Health Board advisory only, shifting sole decision-making on masks and mandates to …

Help wanted: No salary; thick hides a must

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On Monday, Knox County Commission voted to create an advisory committee to second-guess the medical professionals on the Knox County Board of Health who are tasked with making decisions about …

Closing the book on September

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Knox County Commission’s September meeting could pick up a nickname. It was that bad.
Attendance was limited by order of the Knox County Board of Health, which was also the major …

Health Board puts a ‘hurt’ on Jacobs

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The wrestler Kane, aka Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, is a fearsome sight when he executes his signature move. He calls it the choke slam, and it involves grabbing his …

Tindal promoted at CNS

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Bill Tindal, current Y-12 site manager, will become chief operating officer of Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC effective Aug. 14. He replaces Michelle Reichert, new CEO of CNS. Tindal came to …