Go green and get money back
Homeowners have an extra incentive to make their houses more energy
efficient this year - up to $500 cash back from the federal government.
Ballard weathers storms
Newly elected Property Assessor, Phil Ballard, is glad to see the
storms rolling on through and he isn't talking about the weather.
Knox auditor files complaint against mayor, staff
Knox County’s ethics committee will hear a formal complaint next
month filed by auditor Richard Walls against Mayor Mike Ragsdale and
his staff.
Commission seeks Lockett
ouster suit
Knox County commissioners are asking the state attorney general to
consider a lawsuit forcing law director Bill Lockett from office.
Alcohol abuse common on waterways
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emily Harding had graduated from Hendersonville High
School less than a week before she died in a drinking-related boating
accident on Old Hickory Lake four years ago.
“Foxes” on clean air board?
Is having a representative from a large chemical company on the board that controls air pollution policy a bad idea?
Knox County commissioner Mark Harmon compared that scenario to having a
“fox in the henhouse” at the commission’s June 22
meeting.
Arrest made in boy’s shooting
A Knoxville man is facing attempted murder and other charges in the
shooting of a seven-year-old boy at an apartment complex in March.
A Knox County grand jury indicted 20 year-old Roger Edward Hathaway on four felony counts.
Jim Weaver added to
Property Assessor’s Office
To help with the requirements in his office, Phil Ballard has added Jim Weaver as the Director of External Operations.
"This is a position that is new as defined by responsibilities and
leadership expectations," said Ballard.
Knox club shooter charged
A Knoxville man is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of another man outside an east Knoxville night club.
The incident happened on Feb. 22 at about 5:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Phats Night Club on Asheville Hwy.