Shock And Awe (aka Brian's Blog)

On Wednesday the second Director of Knox County's Emergency Communication District (E911) passed away. Tom Key , a military veteran (Cp...

Yesterday at 11:04 a.m. the Big Metal Shed on the Hill published this story online about the hiring of Patricia Robledo by Madame Mayor M...

WBIR reports tonight ( here ) that Trustee John Duncan is requiring the employees that received a bonus this year that had not earned it a ...

We were the first to report the business liaison appointment by Madame Mayor Madeline at 10:51 am. Knoxnews was next at 11:04 am and then th...

This morning Madam Mayor Madeline named Patricia Robledo as the City of Knoxville's Business Liaison. Robledo is a small business owne...

Bob Dylan penned the chorus and Old Crow Medicine Show completed the classic song "Wagon Wheel". Below is Jake at the World Famou...

He tells you right here .

Some people say that Dr. Jim McIntyre , Superintendent of Knox County Schools is the highest paid. Some people say that Dale Smith , the he...

A friend of mine was out visiting his in laws in Cedar Rapids, IA for CHRISTmas and sent this cell phone pic of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. ...

Today's Big Metal Shed on the Hill has a a story about Knox County Schools proceeding with a volunteer data base where community member...

Mike Donila over at Screams From The Porch posted what the new meeting notices look like. He posted Robert Lawrence Smith 's. On Smit...

Merry CHRISTmas!

According to Trustee John Duncan III it was Attorney Chadwick B. Tindell that authored the salary suit that disguised the "bonuses...

I have been active in local politics since 1982. I always supported the late Congressman Duncan and now his son U.S. Representative John J....

Just a couple of days ago, it was announced that E.W. Scripps writer/reporter Larry Van Guilder had accepted a Senior Accounting and Public ...

After this here Mike Donila story from the Big Metal Shed on the Hill on Trustee Duncan there will be no Christmas break for Cynthia Moxley...

I have blogged about the proposal by the Haslam administratio to close Lakeshore here in Knoxville. It appears by some to be an attack on t...

This afternoon, TN Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins issued his opinion and Gina Oster may be a candidate for the Third District School...

One of my favorite Nashville entertainers has a video of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Taria and her drummer, backgro...