U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett is mad – about the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Burchett calls the leak “political intimidation” that could “endanger the …
Changes stirring at old Giffin School
Giffin Elementary School, a 94-year-old building in the South Haven neighborhood, is back in South Knoxville’s consciousness thanks to new efforts to repurpose the site, which is on the National …
Collision ahead for Burchett, Jacobs?
Three words strike fear in the heart of a Knox County voter: “Jacobs for Governor.” They also stir angst in the bosom of Tim Burchett, District 2 congressional representative and …
Tim Burchett has lost his way
Sometimes I feel sorry for U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett. He seems to have less fun the higher he rises, and he for sure is less effective.
Burchett was masterful in the …
Knox Dems ready to rumble on city elections
Knox County Democrats have had very little response to Republicans recruiting city council candidates willing to pledge their loyalty to Donald Trump and their undying hatred of facemasks, vaccines and …
Burchett stands by Trump
Some prominent Knox County Republicans, like Bobby Waggoner and Susan Richardson Williams, are lining up to support Nashville surgeon Manny Sethi as their pick to replace Lamar Alexander in the …
Bridge named for Moody
Former Commissioner Wanda Moody was honored by the city of Knoxville July 19 as the bridge on Winston Road was named the Wanda Moody Overpass. Friends and public officials filled …
So you want to be a senator
We now know why it took former Gov. Bill Haslam so long to announce his decision not to run for the U.S. Senate. The same reason U.S. Rep. Mark Green, …