COVID-19: 6/18/2020 Update
Well, Thursday comes with changes as Knox County will begin following the state plan as soon as practical to make the shift. The current orders for the state are very similar to the current guidelines for...
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Knox County Board of Health Votes to Align with State Plan for Reopening
The much anticipated meeting of the Knox County Board of Health to address the re-opening plan going forward for the county was held at 5:00 PM yesterday, via zoom. I’ll replicate as much as possible from...
COVID-19: 6/17/2020 Update (Including Health Department Briefing)
Good afternoon. I hope you are all staying safe and getting things done as we move through this strange time. I’ve been told on FB this morning that COVID-19 is the biggest hoax ever, that local...
COVID-19: 6/16/2020 Update
Time has always played tricks on my mind. For example, sometimes something can seem like it’s from a long-ago world, but it can seem like yesterday at the same time. The weeks and months are like...
Two Small Groups Will Help Make Major Decisions on Opening Up Businesses and Schools: Who Are They?
Control Over Re-Opening Businesses is Turned Over to the Board of Health When the surprise announcement was made last Friday that future decisions regarding the path forward for businesses and citizens in the county would be...
COVID-19: 6/15/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Welcome to another week. There’s a lot going on, particularly at the national, state and local levels, so let’s jump into it. International News: At the international level, identified cases continue to rise at their fastest...
COVID-19: 6/12/2020 (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
It’s Friday. I hope that still has some meaning for you. I also hope that as you make the weekend special you do so safely. We are so fortunate to have been spared the worst of...
COVID-19: 6/11/2020 Update
It’s almost the weekend. It’s almost mid-June. It’s almost half-way to who-knows-what? The passage of time is altered in ways that we could never have imagined. Past markers like weeks and weekends, like days to the...
COVID-19: 6/10/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)
Heat is a thing, right now. Despite being a bit early on the calendar, it is clearly summer outside in Knoxville. Cries for change in our justice and other systems have heated up across our country....
Public Defender’s Office Holds Vigil to Highlight Racial Injustice
Monday evening this week, the Public Defender’s Office of Knox County, along with others across the state and country, held a candlelight vigil “in solidarity to honor those who have been killed at the hands of...