COVID-19: 10/22/2021 Update
Welcome to the Friday report. This one comes to you on a week in which Inside of Knoxville won an award from the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists. Thanks to a nomination from Rusty Odom...
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COVID-19: 12/7/2020 Update (International, National, State, Local and KCS)
Welcome to another week as we edge closer to 2021 and, hopefully, a fresh start. Please keep your hope up, your guard up and dig deep from your well of kindness as we navigate a difficult...
COVID-19: 11/27/2020 (Including State and Local)
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. There is still so much to be thankful for, even during a challenging year. Health, always high on the list, is at a premium this year. We gathered outside,...
COVID-19: 9/9/2020 Update (Including Updated Benchmarks)
It feels like cheating to say it’s mid-week after we got Monday for free. What the heck? Let’s cheat. Halfway to the weekend. Find a little joy over the next couple of days then treat yourself...
COVID-19: 9/4/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and KCS Info, Plus Today’s UT Briefing)
Congratulations: You’ve made it to Labor Day. We can make an argument that fall has arrived, after Monday, and that hot temperatures will soon be easing, leaves turning, and actual (albeit sparsely attended and socially distanced)...
COVID-19: 9/3/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and Knox County Schools and the Health Department Briefing)
I hope your week has been a good one. We started taking more walks and it has been good for morale at Urban Academy. Just a little push back from the 5-year-old: Me: Time to work...
COVID-19: 8/28/2020 Update (Including the UTK Briefing)
Good afternoon and welcome to Friday! I have to start by thanking everyone for the overwhelming response to the new donation button. It feels good to have such a tangible demonstration that the work I do...
COVID-19: 8/27/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
It has all the markings of a classic clash of the Titans: Ali vs. Frazier, Alabama vs. Clemson, Godzilla vs Kong. In our home this morning, it was dinosaur vs. Yellow Submarine. Unfortunately, as the two...
COVID-19: 7/14/2020 Update
As we move through our week, there’s a lot going on. Big meetings loom tomorrow, with the School Board and the Board of Health each facing difficult decisions that will potentially impact us all. On a...
COVID-19: 7/3/2020 Update
Happy Fourth of July weekend, everyone. Because of the holiday, there is no Knox County Health Department briefing. It’s a good weekend to think about what we mean when we say we love America. If we...