Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Mayor And Sheriff Come Together On Budget The agreement reached by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Sheriff Tom Spangler is good news for every citizen of our community.  At the heart of the issue was Sheriff Spangler’s demand for a 30% increase for...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Ten Pounds Of Lard In A Five-Gallon Bucket Realtors are being polled by their own association asking some questions that have raised eyebrows amongst homeowners.  A few of those are: “Do you support removing the special use requirement for duplexes and...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Knox County Vagrancy Laws Must Be Enforced Folks in northeast Knox County have been worried about an increasing presence of either the homeless or just plain old vagrants along Harris Road, a residential street.  Neighbors have complained about fires...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Knox County Doesn’t Need A Tax Increase With little fanfare, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs has released his proposed budget, which reaches $1 billion.  It’s an increase of $90 million more than last year’s budget, without a tax increase.  The budget...

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By Steve Hunley The Old Switcheroo Folks in South Knoxville are doing their best to fight off a developer’s effort to repurpose his property at the old South Knoxville High School.  Rick Dover owns the South High Assisted Living Facility, which is right smack dab in...

Publisher’s Positions

By Steve Hunley Kincannon’s Budget And More City Mayor Indya Kincannon sent out a press release with her budget presentation last week. If it wasn’t quite revisionist history, then it was certainly rearranging the facts. Kincannon bragged about the fiscal health of...