Archive for June, 2008
Knoxville needs a new slogan
That’s what the folks over at the blog KtownLowDown think, and they are hosting a slogan contest to try to come up with one:
What should be Knoxville’s new slogan?
And I’m not talking about some visitor center, brochure fronting, ad campaign slogan. I am talking about the kind of slogan that only us locals [...]
Melungeons Unite!
Melungeons will be gathering at LMU in Harrogate this weekend for a family reunion (and no, I don’t mean Rus Harper’s band):
The gathering will begin with an informal “Melungeon Mixer” on Thursday evening, June 26th, offering an opportunity for socializing and informal sharing. On Friday and Saturday, June 27th and 28th, MHA will hold two [...]
Read More..>>Have you seen the new billboards?
Have you seen the new billboards around town for something called GoGreenET.com? Anybody have the scoop on who is behind this effort?
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Ashley Capps says a little something about Kanye West
AC Entertainment’s Ashley Capps (a great guy, in case you don’t know him, and a huge asset to everything-arts in Knoxville) had this to say about the whole Kanye West Bonnaroo rant: “If you only knew the half of it…but my lips are sealed.”
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Kanye West calls Bonnaroo organizers “idiots”
Writing on his blog, Kanye West is railing against hometown heroes AC Entertainment and blaming them for the fact that he appears to be a real jerk.
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BWBLT
Blogging will be light today at Knoxville Talks.
See you Friday!
-Katie
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State legislators who blog
Several Tennessee lawmakers - including our good pal Stacey Campfield- are spotlighted in this Stateline piece on blogging legislators.
The story mentions some of the more entertaining blog posts from lawmakers around the country, includng Campfield’s online form letter to “hillbilly loser” constituents.
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Emily
Russell Biven remembers Emily tonight.
It was certainly a sad day in our newsroom on Wednesday.
God bless the Barger family, and especially Emily’s two sisters, Blair and Megan.
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We may not be “the couch,” but maybe we’re “Title Town USA”
K-town (A-Not-KA: “the couch” ) has been tapped as a finalist in ESPN’s contest to find the nation’s top “championship city.”
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Maynardville election results
The results of this week’s city election are available online. Looks like they have a few new City Council members.
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Dwight Van de Vate goes hyperlocal
The Mayor’s spokesman took his case directly to the folks at home via Knox Views today.
No pesky MSM filter to get in the way.
I’ll be interested to see the comments that develop.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office already uses their own Web site as a stand-alone news source, including (while he was in office) publishing virtual [...]
Knoxville’s air service “at risk”
That’s what a group called the “Business Travel Coalition” says in a new report.
The group lists 100 airports around the nation it believes are in peril of losing commercial air service due to high fuel prices. McGhee Tyson made the list, as did the Chattanooga and Tri-cities airports.
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Maybe John Petersen keeps all his money under his mattress?
State ethics officials are apparently getting fed up with UT President John Petersen’s financial disclosures, noting that he claims no investments, despite the fact that he earns more than $400,000 each year.
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PHOTOBLOGGING: JFG
Photo by John Kerns
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Like the Yellow Pages for Twitter
This cool new service makes Twitter much more functional.
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Another day in Knox County, another draft audit release…
Read the just-released draft audit of the Knox County Hospitality Fund RIGHT HERE
RELATED: Dwight Van de Vate’s pre-emptive letter on the topic, sent June 5 to County Commissioners
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Remembering Emily
Miss Emily Barger, who passed away last night, surely did manage to pack a lot of living into her seven years.
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Wondering where your tax stimulus check is?
If you owe money to your ex, or to Sallie Mae, you may not be getting that tax rebate check after all.
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One potential governor headed to Harvard instead
Former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell is headed to Harvard to head up the Kennedy School’s Instutute of Politics.
Nice gig.
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A terrible loss
All of us at WBIR are in mourning tonight. Our friend and co-worker, Brian Barger, lost his beautiful little girl Emily to cancer earlier in the evening. Emily was at Children’s Hospital, and fought a brave battle for over a year.
Please keep the Brian and Misty Barger and their other two young daughters in [...]
