Care Cuts: Expanding the Care Beyond the Cuts
A number of readers have asked what is being done to help the homeless. The answer is: a lot. Today we look at one of the groups trying to help, Care Cuts. I first met Marti...
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COVID-19: 10/15/2021 Update
This week’s report comes to you with continually improving numbers in almost every category from International down to local. It’s a moment for hope, but we also have been here before. The questions presenting themselves now...
Mayor Kincannon’s Proposal for Spending $35 Million COVID Funds Announced
The following is the full press release from the city. I typically edit, select from and supplement press releases, but this one has a large amount of detail and the size of the city expenditure is...
COVID-19: 10/12/2021 Update
Today will be the final Tuesday update until and unless circumstances force me back to it. I’ll continue the Friday round up for at least a few more weeks. Knox County (and state, national, and international)...
COVID-19: 10/7/2021 Update
Welcome to the Friday update and, thankfully, to continuing declines in cases numbers, hospitalization, and death totals. Make no mistake: they remain high, and we may well see additional surges. Still, it’s easy to imagine we...
City Council Candidate Forum Held Downtown
When last we tuned in, the primaries were underway and I reported on the candidate forum at the Phyllis Wheatly YMCA. In a strange season for the traditionally non-partisan races, the field this year featured incumbents...
COVID-19: 10/5/2021 Update
I’m coming at this a little late today, due to hunting and gathering activities for future articles consuming my morning. This one may be a bit briefer. I think the numbers and charts today help answer...
Tennessee and Knox County COVID-19 Numbers by the Month
A year ago, or so, I was asked to present the COVID-19 data by the month. The idea being that the inundation of daily numbers can sometimes obscure the bigger picture — too many trees, with...
COVID-19: 10/1/2021 Update
Welcome to Friday and to October. There is a lot of encouraging news to go around, from dropping numbers of new cases to declining hospitalizations. Along with our cool air we may be greeted with another...
COVID-19: 9/28/2021 Update
After an injunction placing Knox County Schools under a mask mandate once again, the city spent a nervous weekend awaiting the student’s return to school. After closing Monday to prepare, school opened today with little turmoil....