Knox County Coronavirus

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...

It is a measure of how things have changed that I “attend” meetings like the Board of Health meeting last night from the comfort of my home, with a five and eleven-year-old underfoot. The biggest measure...

Welcome to the first full week of August. I never want to wish my life away, so we’re looking for joy as we go. We had a couple of great cookouts this weekend (with only our...

Welcome to the final week of July. Wearing that mask? Keeping that distance? These are the best tools we have at this point to slow the spread and keep our businesses open and operating, even if...

Happy Friday, everyone. I hope you have some plans for the weekend that bring you a happy moment or two. In our home we have a new Bob Dylan album, a four and eleven-year old who...

Welcome to the Thursday report. The numbers are discouraging today, but remember numbers shouldn’t dictate our joy. They are a concern. We should adapt our behavior sensibly as a result. The virus is making our life...

Mid-way through another week. The Board of Health meets this afternoon at 5 pm to discuss the current state of the benchmarks. The school system continues to make plans for bringing students back and today is...

It’s mid-week and we’re about to get some tentative answers about schools in the county. Political leaders are making their feelings known. Parents, teachers and students have their own feelings as we’ve struggled with controlling the...

I hope your first full week of July is going well. Attention this week and weeks after will be increasingly focused on the looming start of a new school year. The School Board is set to...