U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander's office on Friday denied a report published in Politico that he will not seek re-election. The same report suggested that "several Republicans are wondering whet...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/aides-deny-report-that-alexander-will.html
Knoxville leaders have worked out a compromise with a Loudon County woman who sued the city in October 2015 after officials declined to allow guns inside Chilhowee Park. The lawsuit, filed in...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/knoxville-reaches-compromise-in-one.html
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and her staff will present updates to the City Council, including a mid-year budget review and status reports on major city initiative from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 1...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/city-to-hold-feb-10-budget-retreat.html
Schmid, Harmon, Barker Black Wednesday. Say the words to anyone who follows local government and they’ll know just exactly what you’re talking about. It was a special called meetin...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/black-wednesday-focus-of-inside-tn.html
Gov. Bill Haslam tomorrow plans to announce the next piece of his NextTennessee legislative plan, policy proposals aimed at building and sustaining economic growth and the state’s competitivene...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/haslam-to-detail-2nd-piece-of-agenda.html
Former longtime state Rep. Joe Armstrong was sentenced Wednesday to three years of federal probation for tax fraud and ordered to pay back the money prosecutors say he failed to report to the I...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/ex-state-rep-armstrong-sentenced-to.html
Influenza activity has increased over the past month, and it is expected to continue in the coming weeks. To help protect the community, the Knox County Health Department will offer free flu vacc...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/county-offers-free-flu-vaccinations.html
Word traveling around the City County Building is that Knox County Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones is contemplating a run for the county mayoral post. Jones is term-limited and cannot run for sher...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/sheriff-jones-for-mayor-possibly.html
River Sports Outfitters will keep its location at the Cove in Concord Park. Knox County leaders approved a 10-year lease renewal for the business during Monday evening's commission meeting. ...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/commission-approves-river-sports-lease.html
The Knox County Republican Primary is still a good ways off, but already one at-large commission seat is getting some interest. Larsen Jay, the founder of Random Acts of Flowers, filed his app...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/commish-at-large-seats-heating-up.html
As Gov. Haslam calls for a gas tax increase to help fund road improvements, one major project on TDOT's wish list is Chapman Highway. Anyone who regularly drives the 10 mile stretch of Chapma...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/gas-tax-hike-to-fund-chapman-fixes.html
Get ready for a patriotic showing on the Henley Bridge. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero announced Thursday the city will light the busy downtown bridge in red, white and blue in honor of the ...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/henley-bridge-to-be-lit-in-honor-of.html
With construction on new Gibbs and Hardin Valley middle schools underway, the work of explaining which students will attend those schools is far from over. What was four public rezoning meeting...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/school-rezoning-poses-challenges-for.html
Thousands of people from across the country will travel this week to Washington D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, and several notable East Tennesseans will be among them....
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/hundreds-of-east-tennesseans-heading-to.html
Knox County Criminal Court Clerk Mike Hammond is no longer pursuing a proposal to place most of the county’s court system under one umbrella, a plan he pitched in early November to some local l...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/mike-hammond-ditches-push-to-merge-knox.html
Knox County is offering voluntary incentive buyouts to some of its long-time employees in what officials are calling a cost-cutting move that could save at least $1.6 million annually. “It’s...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/knox-co-employees-offered-incentive.html
Tuesday night's Knoxville City Council meeting featured a spirited debate over ordinances regulating who can and cannot pour a beer. A group of hopeful Knoxville business owners tried to expl...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/knoxville-city-council-delays-voting-on.html
Dozens of parents and community members, primarily from the Hardin Valley community, met with Knox County Schools administrators Tuesday for another informational meeting about possible middle sc...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/parents-express-desire-for-community.html
Knoxville businessman and baseball team owner Randy Boyd “is considering” plans to announce his 2018 candidacy for governor within the next month. The move comes as the longtime philanthr...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/boyd-considering-2018-run-for-gov.html
We did a short interview today with former state Rep. Harry Tindell who announced his intentions to seek a city on the Knoxville City Council. Tindell, a Democrat, served in the state House for...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/q-with-council-candidate-tindell.html
Harry Tindell Former Knox County School Board member and long-time state Rep. Harry Tindell announced on Monday his intention to seek the 4th District seat on the Knoxville City Council. �...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/former-state-rep-tindell-to-run-for.html
On Saturday afternoon, a panel full of lawmakers came together to address issues they're representing this legislative session in front of journalists who cover the issues they discuss. ...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/12-local-state-lawmakers-gather-for.html
In a last minute rush Knox County Board of Education members were hoping for, the number of applicants for Knox County Schools Superintendent jumped to 24 just before the end-of-day deadline. O...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/two-dozen-apply-to-be-next-knox-county.html
At the end of the application period on Friday, 24 people applied to be the next Knox County Schools Superintendent. Below is a list of the 24 applicants. SUSAN COMPTON Superintendent ...
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2017/01/list-of-24-superintendent-applicants.html