Mayor Bill Haslam

It’s the week before Thanksgiving, lets see if the Knoxville area real estate market has any real estate thanks to give. The Knox County Register of Deeds reports 117 closed transactions in the past week. That about 30 less than average. However the Knoxville Area Association of Realtor’s October sales figures show a 14.5% in October 2009 versus October 2008, go figure. Here’s the past week’s stats broken down by price points. Knox County Real Estate transactions recorded The lower price points are still dominant, there are just less of them. The chart below tracks the past 5 years sales volume through October 2009, ... Read Full Story

Two recent circumstances — one on the Republican side, one on the Democratic side — have crystallized skepticism concerning the value of straw votes, the kind usually taken at cattle-call receptions for candidates in this or that locality. The Tennessee Conservative Union held one in Knoxville earlier this month in which the four major Republican gubernatorial candidates were measured. Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey of Blountville won that one with 123 votes; Knoxville Mayor bill Haslam had 80 votes, and Chattanooga congressman Zach Wamp had 70. Memphis’ GOP entry, District Attorney General Bill Gibbons, had one (count’ em, 1). That might seem devastating for the ... Read Full Story

November 18, 2009 – Mayor Haslam participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday to open the new Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center (KCBC) – one of the largest independent breast center facilities in the United States. The 39,054 square foot facility is one of the largest independent, freestanding breast cancer centers in the U.S. that is not affiliated with a hospital. It is located at 1400 Dowell Springs Boulevard, Suite 200, in the East Tennessee Healthcare Center which KCBC also co-founded. Those participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony were as follows: Allison Mencer – WIVK, Lisa Duncan – Exec. Director of Dogwood Arts Festival, ... Read Full Story

November 19, 2009 – City of Knoxville offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27th and 28th in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Waste Connections, the city’s household garbage collector, will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. They will pick up Thursday’s garbage on Friday and Friday’s garbage on Saturday. The downtown trash collection will not run on Thanksgiving day and will pick up garbage on Friday at their regular schedule. The city’s recycling centers will be open on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. The Knox County Convenience Centers will be closed Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. The Knox County Greenwaste facility in Solway will be closed ... Read Full Story

Name Released from Officer Involved Shooting PDF Print E-mail Thursday, 19 November 2009 The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is now releasing the first suspect’s name and charge information in connection with the officer involved shooting in Farragut yesterday. After being treated and released from UT Hospital, 46 year old Alfred Compton was transported to the Knox County Sheriff’s [...] Read Full Story