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  • Scenic Middlebrook Less Scenic Published 5/8/2013 at 11:05 a.m. 0 comments

    You didn’t know Middlebrook Pike is a Scenic Highway?

  • So Who Works for Who? Published 5/8/2013 at 11:04 a.m. 0 comments

    The guy who will oversee an internal investigation of Pilot Flying J was once Gov. Bill Haslam’s boss and now he works, indirectly, for Bill Haslam. Haslam, of course, is one of the owners of Pilot Flying J.

  • I Want My SEC! Published 5/8/2013 at 11:03 a.m. 0 comments

    In every state in the Southeastern Conference there is a radio network that carries all the games for flagship universities, selling advertising and providing revenue for radio stations and state universities. That’s all about to change.

  • Reset Your Radio Buttons Published 5/8/2013 at 11:02 a.m. 0 comments

    With FCC approval, Johnny Pirkle’s sale of the 100,000-watt FM station WNOX to Journal Broadcasting is complete, one of the biggest shake-ups in Knoxville radio-land in years.

  • Security Chief Candidates Published 5/1/2013 at 10:20 a.m. 0 comments

    The Knox County school system has been calling people in the local law enforcement community to check the references and do a background check on Knoxville Deputy Police Chief Gus Paidousis.

  • Playing to the Press Published 5/1/2013 at 10:19 a.m. 0 comments

    It is unusual for a government department head to go to the media with a budget-busting proposal without clearing it with the boss.

  • So Who Gets the Report? Published 5/1/2013 at 10:18 a.m. 0 comments

    But who are the members of the current board of directors?

  • Maybe He Misses His Old Title Published 5/1/2013 at 10:16 a.m. 0 comments

    Is Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett considering a run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Lamar Alexander? Rumors are swirling...

  • Megasite Costs Megabucks Published 4/24/2013 at 12:04 p.m. 0 comments

    The failed effort to locate a megasite along Interstate 81 has cost the Jefferson County economic-development community $133,000.

  • Journalism Case Study? Published 4/24/2013 at 12:03 p.m. 0 comments

    The situation would make a good case study for a journalism class, illustrating the different roles between independent newspaper newsrooms and the paper’s business side.

  • Servers Get Double Whammy Published 4/24/2013 at 12:01 p.m. 0 comments

    Restaurant managers in Knoxville have begun telling servers that they will not be allowed to work more than 30 hours a week because, if they do, the restaurants will be required to provide health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, ...

  • Need Somebody to Answer the Phone? Published 4/17/2013 at 10:26 a.m. 0 comments

    Callers to RSVP Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero’s budget lunch at Ijams Nature Center have been surprised to log their response with an operator in Orlando, Fla.

  • We Just Wanted a Good Debate Published 4/17/2013 at 10:25 a.m. 0 comments

    Tennessee’s U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander joined 11 other Republicans to have dinner at the White House with President Obama to discuss, among other items, gun control.

  • So, Who Pays? Published 4/17/2013 at 10:24 a.m. 0 comments

    The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will have to cover the costs of any money expended to locate a “megasite” along Interstate 81.

  • Agency Continues Growth Published 4/17/2013 at 10:23 a.m. 0 comments

    Helen Ross McNabb is continuing exponential growth with mergers and pressing for new programs.