Mike Donila

• Other Knox County departments have seen jumps in funding Published 05/27/2012 at 4 a.m.

  For decades, funding for the Knox County Sheriff's Office has continued to jump, but so, too, have contributions to other areas.

• Knox sheriff's office gets bigger slice of general fund pie Published 05/27/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Knox County Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones wants another pay raise for his employees — six months after they got one.

• State: 3 foster children removed from home of Knox Commissioner Jeff Ownby Published 05/25/2012 at 8:01 p.m.

  Three foster children have been removed from the home of Knox County Commissioner Jeff Ownby and further admissions of children to the home have been suspended, a state department spokeswoman said Friday.

• Partnership Initiatives Fund to spend $42K on TV ads to support school budget Published 05/24/2012 at 4 a.m.

  The Partnership Initiatives Fund, a branch of the Knoxville Chamber, plans to spend more than $42,000 on local television advertisements to tout an education plan designed to better test scores in Knox County schools but also increase property taxes.

• Report recommends changes in Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. operations Published 05/23/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Local leaders need to overhaul a number of key components tied to the Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. operation, with a focus on the way the organization handles money, its compensation policy and the duties performed by its board of ...

• Burchett touting budget through self-financed 'robocalls' Published 05/22/2012 at 7:52 p.m.

  Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett on Tuesday morning stated a so-called "robocall" campaign, touting his budget and fighting off a possible tax increase.

• Report recommends changes in Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. operations Updated 05/22/2012 at 10:52 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — The Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corp. should overhaul its board of directors, the way it handles money and its compensation policy, according to a preliminary report released this morning by the county's external auditor Pugh & Company.

• Commissioners weighing information before budget vote Published 05/22/2012 at 4 a.m.

  With just over a week left before the Knox County Commission votes on the proposed budget, members say they are taking in every bit of information they can with a particular focus on the school system's spending plan.

• Knox County Commission discusses adding to proposed spending plan Published 05/16/2012 at 6:33 p.m.

  Knox County commissioners continued Wednesday to pick through the mayor’s proposed budget, this time spending several hours discussing what they could put back into it.

• Knox Commission discusses adding more into proposed spending plan Published 05/16/2012 at 3:08 p.m.

  Knox County commissioners this morning spent little time actually picking through Mayor Tim Burchett's proposed budget and more time trying to figure out what they could put back into it.

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