Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will not run attack ads as part of his campaign for the United States Congress. In a press release this morning, he said:
“This campaign is …
Breaking: Burchett sets rules for campaign
Burchett says the words: Congress 2018
Politics wasn’t a dirty word in Joyce and Charlie Burchett’s household. They debated it over the kitchen table, worked it in campaigns, and, as families forged in the fires of …
Duncan to retire, Burchett to announce Saturday
Wow. What an eventful week in politics.
U.S. Rep. John J. “Jimmy” Duncan said he won’t seek reelection in 2018. His decision saved local Republicans a divisive primary and, this Saturday, …
Happy 100 for Ella Mae Wright
Ella Mae Wright’s 100th birthday party featured a breakfast feast as only Wright’s Cafeteria could deliver. And why not? Ella Mae founded the popular Middlebrook Pike eatery that’s been operated …
Burchett pledges street lights for Halls
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett pledged the county’s support for the signature project of the Halls Business & Professional Association when he spoke to the group’s lunch meeting June 20 …
Great Schools Partnership celebrates success
The Great Schools Partnership has a lot to celebrate: its 12th anniversary, the fifth anniversary of the Community Schools Initiative and the addition this fall of another school, Maynard Elementary, …
Knox TN Today mailer saturates Powell
Folks in ZIP 37849 found an 8-page, full-color newspaper in their mailbox today. It was Volume 1, Number 1 for Knox TN Today. But those expecting to find our usual …
Burchett flies around the county in two days
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett asked permission to sit down when he visited Powell May 2 to discuss his proposed budget. The energetic mayor was winding down 12 visits in …