Knox County’s sheriff and mayor joined this week in support of a compromise offered by the county’s pension board to end a lawsuit brought by Law Director Bud Armstrong, who …
Is Tom Spangler tough enough?
Sheriff-elect Tom Spangler beat the man most folks thought would win. Spangler topped Lee Tramel 65-35 percent in the May Republican Primary. With no Democratic opponent, “Spanky” will lead the …
Tom Spangler turns the page
Sheriff-elect Tom Spangler plans to keep his campaign promises. There’ll be fewer chiefs and more officers in schools, on the road and in the jail in a Spangler administration.
And, in …
Money can’t buy me love
This time last year, Lee Tramel held a campaign kickoff event at the Lakeside Tavern. The crowd of well-wishers wasn’t just big; it was substantial – a who’s-who of well-heeled …
Glenn Jacobs apparent winner
Glenn Jacobs should mail Roger Kane a check. When Roger started running against Sherry Witt, he posted huge signs with his last name. The signs didn’t help Roger, but Glenn …
Politicians woo SoKno voters
Spring may not be in the air yet, but election fever is. Candidates on the ballot for the May 1 county primary have started showing up in South Knoxville, trying …
Remember Black Wednesday? Somebody hopes you don’t
Political campaigns seem to last forever anymore, but the county primary is finally heading into the home stretch. On May 1, we’ll get an answer to the question Sandra Clark …
Tramel shakes the money tree while deputies line up behind Spangler
Last summer, Lee Tramel needed 53 pages to list the donors who’d ponied up $173,215 for his campaign for sheriff, much of it in four-figure contributions. The Knox County Sheriff’s …