Enjoy your thirty pieces of silver Jim Andrews.

"There is a proposal to make it illegal to park in our front yards in Knoxville."

My parents have a basement rancher with the driveway leading to the basement. They are no longer able to, or at least it is very difficult for them to, traverse the stairs and so they park in their yard to avoid the steps. She's in her 80's he's in his 90's. They can't afford a new driveway. This would be devastating to them.

did the earth just shudder? I am in agreement with the majority of the Knoxviews readers

"If they're not covering me, why do I pay ?"

Well David, as I previously pointed out, as a city resident you do get the benefit of the county jail, intake center and related functions. The KPD does not maintain it's own intake or jail. All this is administered by the Sheriff's Office. I believe this is also the most costly of the Sheriff's functions. Truth be told, you can call the Sheriff for service. They have jurisdiction inside the city limits. However, that is rare and the KPD can usually provide a much quicker response.

In the end, you pay twice because you choose to live in the city. But, you get other services which county residents do not (trash pickup, leaf pickup, fire protection, among other services paid for by your city tax dollars). Mayor Ashe used to claim if you added it all up you were getting a great deal inside the city. You get services from the Sheriff, but unless you get arrested you're not likely to fully experience them.

Why is it is seems like every election cycle Tyree's name is on the ballot for something?

Can this man not hold a private sector job? Does he just want to live off the government T*T?

I'll vote for Tyree when he repays his ex-inlaws and buys back the family farm he lost for them because he refused to repay loans he applied for in his unsuccessful run for governor!

My sentence should have read...

Ray, seems to me that voting for people who are far less qualified, some of which have zero experience for the job, makes no sense...

Ray, seems to me that voting for people, some of which have zero experience for the job, makes no sense. I understand wanting changes in government. In some races, I wish we had better choices. But, if you microwave the change it might burn and stink up the place even worse. It will take some time for term limits (and in some cases better candidates to step up) to bake local government to a nice crisp.

Four folks who won't be getting my vote in August:

1) Jones
2) Witt
3) Sisk
4) Ballard

A fifth who wouldn't be getting my vote if I still lived in the 2nd District is Bolus. Everyone associated with that whole crooked, bottom of the deck dealing appointment process and its aftermath needs to go.

2010 will, I sincerely hope, bring the end to Moore, Lambert, Pinkston, and Ragsdale (if he isn't forced out sooner by lawsuit or a sudden bout of conscience). I'm sure looking forward to a Knox County run by Richard Briggs, Amy Broyles, and others of their ilk.

"Has anyone who wears a badge contributed to Tyree?"

Yea, if I was a deputy I would love for my boss to see I donated to Randy. Anyways, since you brought up disclosures looking at JJ's it appears as though half are developers. Yep, sounds about right.

Here's Randy's resume as safety director.

(link...)

Anyone remember this?

"Once a cop always a cop & Randy was a good cop."

Tyree was a cop when...1974? I think JJ might have a better handle on the job of Sheriff.

As for improvements under Hutchison, try ten times the number of neighborhood patrols, a modern jail, a first-rate training center (built, I believe with drug money and not taxpayer money), solving crimes at record rates, working with neighborhood groups and an aviation unit that, for all it's detractors, is often instrumental in catching criminals and protecting the public. I could go on. As you say, a lot happens in 20 years.

Rachel, I never questioned your right to vote. I just hope you will admit that the Sheriff's Office has a much more direct impact on those, like me, who live in the County (only). It always amazes me that in past elections, the people with the most contact with the Sheriff (in Farragut, Halls, Karns and other such places) voted overwhelmingly for Hutchison. The only reason elections for Sheriff were ever close was that City voters, who, unless arrested, had almost no contact with the Sheriff's office, voted for Hutchison's opponents. The people that knew him the best...

Many of you have looked over the disclosures. Has anyone who wears a badge contributed to Tyree?

Tim Hutchison dramatically improved the Knox County Sheriff's Office during his almost 30 years (20 as Sheriff) there.

Jeez, I'd hope so. That certainly would be a long time to let things stagnate, wouldn't it? I'll bet they use the Internet now, and have traded up from those 1988 Crown Vics since then.
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I like JJ he's a nice guy but Tyree would make a better sheriff.

Once a cop always a cop & Randy was a good cop.

Randy knows how to keep those county neighborhoods safe.

Plus as a former Mayor he knows how to run an organization as large as the Sheriff's department & do it well.

The voters will decide & I urge everyone to vote Tyree!

Tim Hutchison dramatically improved the Knox County Sheriff's Office during his almost 30 years (20 as Sheriff) there. The Sheriff is an elected position. Hutchison was also very good at politics. Most of his tenure he was the most popular official in Knox County (and I mean that part outside the City of Knoxville).

I know Rachel and others will remind me that they are County residents too. That's true, but the Sheriff's Office doesn't answer your calls for service. They don't patrol your neighborhoods. Generally, they're not in charge of solving crimes in your neighborhoods. For the most part, the Sheriff's Office services City residents with an intake center and jail. You can thank Tim Hutchison for making those a lot better as well.

I know a lot of folks want to make this round 2 of Hutchison v. Tyree. But, it's not. It's Jones v. Tyree. It's 20 or so years of experience in the Knox County Sheriff's Office v. no experience in the KCSO. JJ Jones took on Hutchison some years back. Not an easy thing to do. I'm confident Jones will be his own man and will probably make some changes within the KCSO. More than anything, I believe JJ Jones will continue to provide outstanding law enforcement to Knox County. Needless to say, he's got my vote.

p.s. I like Randy. He's a nice guy. But, Jones will make a better Sheriff.

We dont get in the ring till early voting starts Friday.

The final round is election day.

ARE YOU READY TO RUUUUMMMBLE!!!!

Go find Randy a vote.

One dog gone vote.

Its close but if you & me & bobby mcgee

ALL GET ONE DOGGONE VOTE

Tyree will win

It's really simple...
Vladimir Putin is to Dmitry Medvedev
what
Tim Hutchison is to J.J. Jones....

So what's the problem? This isn't Russia...and we need a sheriff looking out for the community, not for pensions and power...

Stop the Knox County Sheriff Mafia. Bring back "Protect and Serve" to the public, and take your backroom deals and "good ole boy" system with you...

KCSD works for us, the citizens of Knox County, NOT for Timmy and J.J. And we can fix it -- Vote with your brains this time, huh?

They do go hand in hand don't they? Racism and Socialism? Think National Socialism (the Nazi Party)
There is a proposal to make it illegal to park in our front yards in Knoxville.
The ostensible purpose of this fiat of socialist engineering is for law enforcement against drug dealers. This from a city council that subsidized drug dealers in Market Square Mall and refuse to confiscate their ill gotten businesses from them even after conviction. Can you say Payola?
They tell us that it will enable police to use a new tool for crime fighting. Where do you think this will be enforced? Certainly not in Sequoia Hills where the driveways are long enough to accomodate large cocaine and brie parties for the well to do; without offending the aesthetic sensibilities of the elitist cadre of Knoxville. Most assuredly they will selectively enforce these laws in the poor neighborhoods where the crackheads have to park their jalopies in the front yards to have a party. And just what color do you think these poor people are? Think now! Poor disadvantaged people that are going to be singled out for a new law enforcement tool.
HMMMMM! Do you think they are predominantly black?
It really wasn't intended as a tool for law enforcement. We all know that. It's an instrument of control. The nose of the camel in the tent.