Updated Thursday, Aug. 31
There’s a growing movement for City Council to decide the race for second place in Tuesday’s District 4 primary by a coin flip. Council members are not …
City Council is tie-breaker in stalemated District 4
Cliff Rodgers could feel it in his bones. With 30 candidates running in a low-turnout City Council election, he had a premonition that one of those contests would end in …
City Council District 4: Downright Neighborly
Voting in Knoxville City Council District 4 is dominated by well-organized neighborhood groups – Fountain City Town Hall, Town Hall East and the Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. Dating …
First District candidates air their views
With early voting in the City Council race underway, the four candidates for the First District seat hope they have made the decision clear for voters. They’re probably just hoping …
Cliff Rogers: Go vote! No excuses!
Want to see Cliff Rogers of the Knox County Election Commission get a little hot under the collar? Tell him why you can’t vote! On the eve of early voting …
A ‘favorite’ election remembered: Danny Mayfield, 1997
This year, direct mail wizard Lynn Redmon is advising a couple or three City Council candidates. He’s been involved in local political races (sometimes for pay, frequently as a volunteer) …
Republicans ID candidates in city races
Republican clubs in Knox County are sponsoring a forum for self-identified party members who are candidates in the upcoming city council elections. The forum is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. …
Ed & Bob feel the love at SoKno Taco
The latest Ed & Bob Night Out drew at-large County Commissioners Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas across the river for a convivial gathering at SoKno Taco Cantina, 3701 Sevierville Pike.
Brantley …