MAYOR KINCANNON ANNOUNCES PAUL NOEL AS CITY’S NEXT POLICE CHIEF Today, Mayor Indya Kincannon introduced Paul Noel as Knoxville’s next Chief of Police. Noel is a 25-year-plus police veteran and currently serves as Deputy Superintendent of the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2022) -The African American Equity Restoration Task Force is marking notable progress since its inaugural meeting in September 2021. In that time, the Task Force has: Received a $30,000 grant from the National League…
NATIONWIDE (April 7, 2022) – On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Because of her diverse and broad public service, Judge…
Please join the ZOOM conversation at 7 pm, Tuesday, April 5, to learn more about this important amendment. The Right to Work Amendment to our state’s constitution will be on the November 8th ballot across Tennessee and the…
Groups and community members come together to propel TVA into a just, equitable, and fossil-fuel-free energy future by 2030. Caption 1: Tennessee was ‘ground zero’ for coal ash pollution which was magnified by the TVA Kingston, Tennessee…
HEADS UP: Advance Knox, an initiative of Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, is hosting a series of workshops for community input to set future land-use policies. KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Knox County and Knoxville-Knox County Planning are seeking community input for Advance…
Join Mayor Kincannon, former Mayors Rogero & Brown, State Reps. Gloria Johnson, Sam McKenzie, and others for Sarah’s upcoming fundraiser this Thursday. Sarah Keith is running for General Sessions Court Judge Division I in Knox County, Tennessee. The general…
Ruth Holloway, Political Advocate East Tenn. Maryville Huddle, Women’s March Coalition The first 2022 legislative session convened on January 11, 2022, and ends soon, on April 21. With less than 6 weeks left to be productive in the…
ETE CITIZEN’S SPACE Hubert Smith Political Pundit and Host of the Hubert Smith Show February 19, 2022 I was one of only a handful of people not associated with Knox County Schools in attendance yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 17…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (February 17, 2018) – The Knox County Board of Education will be hiring a new leader to assume the role of Superintendent of Schools. A key part of this process has been to provide everyone an…
Nursing homes and assisted living communities faced workforce and economic crises long before the pandemic, due in large part to chronic Medicaid underfunding. But now, long-term care facilities are grappling with the worst job loss among all health…
KNOXVILLE, TN (October 25, 2021) – The African American Equity Restoration Task Force will meet this Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 5pm at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. Members of the public and media are…
By Ruth Holloway Maryville Huddlers ETE/politics/local-state Week of October 24, 2021 Thurs, Oct 28th, at 7 PM is our monthly Huddle Meeting. 2030 Goals: How the Nature Conservancy is committed to conserving lands, waters, and ocean by 2030 globally…
Position Statement on the Application of $35M American Recovery Plan funds By Lauren Rider Knoxville City Council 4th Dist. ETE/Politics/Op-Ed October 12, 2021 (Knoxville, Tenn.) – City Council Member Lauren Rider, District 4, supports retention…
The Election Commission has released the count for the first day of early voting. The numbers are revealing. The polling place for East Knoxville has been moved from the Love Kitchen to next door at Eternal Life 5-Points…
By Ruth Holloway Women’s March Maryville Huddlers BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. October 10, 2021 Monday was historically a holiday celebrated as Columbus Day. But as a Lakota man recently said, “Columbus did not discover the New World, he…
In the face of historic voter suppression bills introduced and enacted in over 40 states, there are activists fighting to protect the Freedom to Vote Act by calling their elected officials, attending rallies, writing letters to the editor,…
Actions for Week of September 26, 2021 By Ruth Holloway, Blount County Huddlers September 26, 2021, ETE Politics/local, state Support Freedom to Vote Act – This bill is a compromise offered by Sen. Joe Manchin in the place…
The League of Women Voters Knoxville/Knox County City Council Candidate Forum For the health and safety of the community, this will be hosted via ZOOM, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, this Tuesday, September 28, 2021. To register,click here. City…
The League of Women Voters of Tennessee and other sponsors are hosting a redistricting hearing on Monday, Sept. 27, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. CDT. Nashville, Tenn. (Sept. 20, 2021) — Tennessee’s upcoming redistricting decisions are important to your…
Blount County Huddlers Action Advisory Rhea Morgan, Blount County Huddlers Week of September 12, 2021 ETE Politics/Local (EAST TENNESSEE) – Please note that two important local meetings are coming up. Thursday, Sept. 16th, Blount County Commission will vote…
The Blount County Huddlers remind ‘everyone’ to take extra precautions when attending in-person meetings. Protect yourself, your loved ones, community. and especially our seniors and children. VACCINATE, MASK, SOCIAL DISTANCE! Ruth Holloway Blount County Activist Women’s March Maryville…
The Knox County Democratic Party’s Biennial Reorganization Convention on Saturday, August 21st at 10 a.m has been moved from in-person at the Change Center to a ZOOM event. Due to the recent rise of the COVID-19 virus Delta strain, KCDP leadership…
By Ruth Holloway Maryville Women’s March Huddler ETE POLITICS/Local/State EAST TENNESSEE (August 8, 2021) – The Environment Working Group will return to Zoom meetings this Wednesday, August 11th at 4:30 PM. You may join the meeting through this link. Actions…
POLITICS/LOCAL JOHNSON CITY (August 2021) – Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger nominated conservative activist Wanda May for the prestigious Statesman of the Year award. Every year, the Republican Party of Tennessee hosts the annual dinner where they honor the contributions…