MetroPulse Stories: Ear to the Ground

Knox County Schools Don’t Suck Bad Enough

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:59:00 -0000

Are Knox County schools too good to get more money?

Chambers for Higher Taxes

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:58:00 -0000

There is a move among chambers statewide to put education as a priority for job growth and industrial recruitment.

Robin Roberts To Be Inducted in Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:57:00 -0000

Roberts, a co-host of Good Morning America, is expected in Knoxville next month where she will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

State Hoops Prevent Corvette Expo’s Return

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:21:00 -0000

A state regulation is preventing Knoxville from returning the popular Corvette Expo to Chilhowee Park, once a successful event at the venue.

Public Trust PAC Endorses School Budget Raise

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:20:00 -0000

The Public Trust PAC has endorsed the budget proposal put forward by the school board asking for $35 million per year more in funding.

Haslam's First (Potential) Veto

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:18:00 -0000

The Family Action of Tennessee group, headed by former state Sen. David Fowler, is continuing to ask its members to write, call, and e-mail Gov. Bill Haslam, asking him not to follow through on his plan to veto an anti-Vanderbilt University piece of legislation as he has promised.

Jefferson County School Board Missing a Candidate

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:17:00 -0000

Suppose you had an election and no one ran? Serving on a school board is a thankless job, but usually someone will volunteer to do it.

Victor Ashe Is Still a Source of Heartburn

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:47:00 -0000

Former Knoxville Mayor and Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe continues to give his fellow board members heartburn.

How Do You Define a Pension Benefit?

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:46:00 -0000

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero presented her first budget at a luncheon Friday, a basic no-frills maintenance budget, given the recession and her campaign pledge not to raise taxes. The question now is whether the City Council agrees.

A Heavyweight Brawl for the 3rd District House Seat

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:44:00 -0000

A frequent campaign tactic these days is to have someone follow your opponent from event to event, hoping to capture a YouTube moment that can be devastating.

Burchetts Headed for Divorce

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:35:00 -0000

County Mayor Tim Burchett’s wife Allison has filed for divorce.

Ramsey Thinks Haslam Great Choice for VP

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:33:00 -0000

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has been taking some ribbing lately.

Decades of Advertising Pays Off for Mayfield Campaign

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:31:00 -0000

If your name has been advertised in every grocery store and sale paper in a congressional district for decades, it shouldn’t be surprising that you are well known.

Poet Nikki Giovanni Draws a Crowd

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:28:00 -0000

Knoxville native Nikki Giovanni was the featured speaker at the Dogwood Arts Festival downtown Saturday afternoon.

Breeding’s Candidacy May Be Decided in Court

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:47:00 -0000

The Knox County Election Commission will meet this morning (Thursday, April 19) to decide whether to ask the county law director to ask a judge to determine if Shelley Breeding can be on the ballot to run for a Knox County House seat.

Economic Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty's Romney Ties

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:45:00 -0000

Gov. Bill Haslam and Bill Hagerty, his Economic Development Commissioner, support Mitt Romney and stumped for him in the primary. What people are wondering in Nashville is whether Hagerty will be around the capital much longer.

ORNL Security Breached?

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:44:00 -0000

Richard Clark, a national security expert for both Bill Clinton and George Bush, wrote in a recent New York Times article that national laboratories had been hacked by foreign governments. No one is talking in Oak Ridge, but locals do remember an incident about a year ago.

Yee-Haw Industries to Close Shop

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:06:00 -0000

Yee-Haw Industries—the Knoxville print shop that renewed interest in the art of the letterpress—will be closing its doors by the end of April, according to co-owners Julie Belcher and Kevin Bradley. They will be parting ways to pursue their own, separate businesses.

Park Overall vs. Sen. Bob Corker

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:03:00 -0000

So is Park Overall the new Fred Thompson?

The Two Nick Cazanas

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:02:00 -0000

The Nick Cazana running for the House seat being vacated by Harry Tindell is not the Nick Cazana who is a longtime Knoxville developer.