Follow the money. Local political blogger Brian Hornback revealed yesterday that an ethics complaint has been filed with the Election Commission about Devin Driscoll’s campaign. The allegations – of multiple contributions over the limits, failure to provide required information verifying who the donors are, inaccurate accounting and an oddly short period of receipt of donations […]

The rapid, wholesale rezonings of agricultural land continue to gobble up Knox County. https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/people-in-rural-knox-county-against-adding-housing-developments/51-da4636a4-a006-4784-8de2-b6e9ffce06c3

Trustee candidate Richard Jacobs sent his campaign information and asked us to share it with you. His opponent is Justin Biggs. We previously posted here a news article comparing the two candidates. You may wish to take a look at their relative credentials.

The Judges Remembering that all three levels of Knox County government failed to protect our Northshore neighborhoods and it was only the courts that stepped in for us, we believe the judicial races are quite important. No one better knows how our judges are performing than the attorneys who practice before them. Here below, are […]

The Big One! The race for Knox County Commission Seat 11 At Large is the important one for those who believe that planning and budgeting for roads, sewers, schools and fire and police protection – before issuing building permits, is responsible governance. Jesse Mayshark and his team at COMPASS, our in-the-know, dig deeper, online paper […]

The Candidates Early Voting begins April 13th (DownTown West and Farragut Town Hall near us, M-F 10-6) Primary is May 3rd You asked. Here’s our answer on the candidates. Perhaps the most important lesson learned from our experience working to protect our neighborhoods the past three years is this. Notwithstanding some excellent public servants, Knox […]

The Knox County primary election is upon us! Early voting begins April 13. You have asked for guidance on the candidates. Our interest is in races with a direct impact on the safety and health of our neighborhoods. County Commission seat 11 is hotly contested and land use is the big sizzle. Long time community […]

Did you ever work with a salesman that gave you all the facts you needed – but only after you inked the deal? Sometimes timing is everything. After recent experiences a few Knox Countians are asking some questions. Us too. Is information useful if it isn’t timely? Is it really “available” if it is hard […]

The issues we address affect the whole county and beyond. Many people beyond our immediate area do not know we exist. Would you help us reach them? Knox County will elect new people to represent us starting this month with early voting. It is our goal to bring you “inside baseball” information as it comes […]

Former Knoxville Mayor, Victor Ashe in his column for the Shopper News last week sounded an alert, that maybe not all is well with our Knoxville Mayor’s well packaged new plan, Advance Knox. Mayor Ashe is concerned that the initial meeting for Advance Knox was held behind closed doors. Knox County has an embarrassing history […]