screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: June 2015
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015_06_01_archive.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. A look at Anderson's AJB swipe card. WBIR obtained data showing the use of Sam Anderson's swipe card for entering the Andrew Johnson Building, where the KCS Central Office is located and where system officials say Anderson was based in his part-time position. Anderson was hired March 12, 2013, and resigned June 22, 2015. Anderson was employed by KCS for all 52 weeks of 2014. Of those, there ...
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: August 2015
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015_08_01_archive.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Monday, August 31, 2015. Knoxville in 'Top Towns' finals. After a busy weekend of voting and sharing, Knoxville has beaten Chattanooga to move on to the final round of the Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine's Top Towns contest, according to a release from Visit Knoxville. The new round of voting starts Monday at noon at www.BlueRidgeOutdoors.com. Some 4th District Knox Co. Commish campaign kick-offs announced. According to l...
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: Zachary wins state for House seat
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015/08/zachary-wins-state-for-house-seat.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Thursday, August 13, 2015. Zachary wins state for House seat. Carson, left, Zachary, right. Republican Jason Zachary defeated fellow Republican Karen Carson on Wednesday to effectively claim the 14th District Tennessee House seat, according to unofficial results from the Knox County Election Commission. Zachary took the majority of votes cast in the district's seven precincts Wednesday. With some 39,100 eligible voters...
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: KCS plan to move AJ Building school employees doesn't appear feasible
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015/08/kcs-plan-to-move-aj-building-school.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Sunday, August 2, 2015. KCS plan to move AJ Building school employees doesn't appear feasible. When Knox County and school officials finally got together to seriously consider selling the historic downtown A.J. Building, the plan was simple: Find some space to move the 209 employees who work there, sell the building and get it back on the tax rolls. Or so the public was led to believe. No, it’s not that simple. You see...
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: Cost to determine school calendar
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015/05/cost-to-determine-school-calendar.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Cost to determine school calendar. I don't really feel like dwelling on this, but Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre says he will make a decision by July whether to recommend the district move to a "balanced calendar.". The phony baloney online survey that allowed people who don't live in the county to vote multiple times came back about two-thirds in favor of moving to the new system.
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: School playground safety problems
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2014/12/school-playground-safety-problems.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Monday, December 15, 2014. School playground safety problems. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night of this week at 11 pm, WBIR 10News examines school playground safety standards. These stories are the result of a four-month investigation of 29 school systems in East Tennessee. Why are we doing these stories? Here are a few reasons:. Our examination of school systems' safety protocols shows a wide variation in how ea...
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: Jack Knoxville to take on Rogero
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015/08/jack-knoxville-to-take-on-rogero.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Monday, August 10, 2015. Jack Knoxville to take on Rogero. So, it looks like Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero will have a challenger for her seat after all. Sort of. Heh. Today at noon was the deadline to submit a name, and apparently Jack Knoxville is in the running. Now, I know it sounds fake, but apparently it's on the up and up, according to Knox County Election stud Cliff Rodgers. August 10, 2015 at 4:33 PM. Why no...
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: Outstanding Debt: fines, fees Part 2
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015/08/outstanding-debt-fines-fees-part-2.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Outstanding Debt: fines, fees Part 2. The second part of our 3-day series:. Mindful of the defendants in the Knox County General Sessions Court system who have accrued years of costs and fees they cannot possibly pay, Knox County Criminal Court Clerk Mike Hammond is preparing a plan. Knox County defendants owe millions of dollars of unpaid court costs and fees, figures show. It's not unu...
screamsfromtheporch.com
Screams from the Porch: Outstanding debt: fines, fees Part I
http://www.screamsfromtheporch.com/2015/08/outstanding-debt-fines-fees-part-i.html
Screams from the Porch. Politics, rants, raves, creative writing and other cool stuff. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Outstanding debt: fines, fees Part I. We started a 3-part investigation last night looking at the money owed from criminals to the county and their victims. In the Knox County General Sessions Court system, four men notorious for having been arrested thousands of times collectively owe more than $600,000 in fines and court costs. That's money they'll never pay back. Never. Within all of his pu...
