Board of Health Meeting 1/13/2021
The meeting began with the public forum, which included the following speakers. Robert Weed: Owner of Just One More Bar and Grill spoke against the the 10 pm curfew and said it limits the rights of...
Knox County Coronavirus
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: 10/28/2020 (State, Local, UTK, KCS)
Halfway through the week and under a week until election day. How are you doing? Are you finding some joy along the way? I’m enjoying the fall color, which is shaping up to be beautiful in...
COVID-19: 10/27/2020 (State, Local, UTK, KCS, Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Good Tuesday! I hope you are can get outside and enjoy a bit of this gorgeous day. They will soon be in shorter supply. Many of you are getting out and voting and good on you!...
COVID-19: 10/26/2020 Update (International, National, State, Local, UTK and KCS)
I hope you found some time to enjoy yourself this weekend. I introduced the Urban Kids to “Groundhog Day” at the encouragement of a reader. They liked it, though the five-year-old questioned why Bill Murry and...
COVID-19: 10/12/2020 Update (Including International, National, State and Local News)
I hope you enjoyed a quiet weekend with the rain outside and football or a quiet book inside. Rainy fall weekends are among our favorites. We completed the Bill and Ted trilogy with the Urban children...
COVID-19: 10/8/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Hello Thursday. Could I have an hour-and-a-half of my life back from last night? Or one direct answer to a question? Could the election just be over? Ah, we want time to hurry and slow down....
COVID-19: 10/1/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UTK, KCS and Health Department Briefing)
Good Thursday afternoon. I hope you checked out the beautiful moon last night and the gorgeous sunrise over the city. It’s October, the air is crisp and there is much to celebrate if we take a...
COVID-19: 8/25/2020 Update (Including the Health Department and UTK Briefings)
How did the first day of virtual and in-person classes go? We’re doing OK, so far, at the Urban Academy. Thankfully, we’ve got a semi-autonomous sixth grader to go with our dependent Kindergartner. The technology learning...
COVID-19: 8/18/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
A little coolness in the air last evening and this morning says that summer is waning, though it won’t give up without a fight. The SEC announced football schedules yesterday, hoping this fall will be modestly...