While we were soaking up the sun in Florida last week, KnoxViews passed another milestone: Friday Jan. 20th marked six years on the air. Some statistics for 2011:
• 503,099 visits, 195,909 unique visitors, 1,147,271 page views
• 2,346 posts by 68 contributors
• 14,817 comments by 609 commenters from 2,413 IP addresses
• 3,627 registered users, 754 active (481 blocked spammers/trolls)
Thanks to all our readers and contributors for another great year!
Popular content after the jump...
Food prices continue to rise as agribiz and speculators rack up profits (12892 views)
"The Long Walk" book and movie (The Way Back) alert (9182 views)
How consumers can boycott the Koch Bros. (5779 views)
Layoffs report (5402 views)
Padgett's Fundraising Totals Against Three Political Pros Are Flat-Out Impressive (5327 views)
2011 Shootings in Knox County, TN (5168 views)
Advertising on this site (4654 views)
It's official, Costco coming to Knoxville (4043 views)
Thoughts on the Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan (4011 views)
Chamber Develops "Plan B" (3984 views)
Most commented:
Thoughts on the Hillside and Ridgetop Protection Plan (244 replies)
Chamber Develops "Plan B" (186 replies)
Padgett's Fundraising Totals Against Three Political Pros Are Flat-Out Impressive (178 replies)
Mayor's race issues: Ten Year Plan (157 replies)
A Bipartisan Issue?- Reining In / Reforming PBA (152 replies)
County Commission Workshop on Hillside/Ridgetop Protection Plan (146 replies)
Haslam is kidding, right? (131 replies)
Glenn Reynolds and his poorest thesis ever. (131 replies)
an open letter to Knox County property owners (120 replies)
Heated Opposition To Hillside / Ridgetop Development (102 replies)
Most popular:
2011 Shootings in Knox County, TN (242 votes)
BREAKING: Democrats boycott Wisconsin State Senate, more protests in Ohio (240 votes)
GBBC 2011: Two (Chipping Sparrows?) In The Bush (232 votes)
TIF deal back to haunt city (230 votes)
Tennessee New Entrepreneur Tax Credit Act of 2011 (229 votes)
Sad news about the S&W (228 votes)
Campfield, Southerland, Hill target GLBT clubs in schools? (226 votes)
Alcoa Highway project update (225 votes)
Haley Barbour, Coal Man (225 votes)
Westminster dog show (219 votes)
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Discussing:
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order (TN Lookout)
- Shelby County Clerk Tami Sawyer indicted by U.S. DOJ for using $44k in public funds for personal use (TN Lookout)
- After One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 100,000 Tennesseans’ lose SNAP food aid (TN Lookout)
- Trousdale Turner guards to wear body cameras at privately-run prison (TN Lookout)
- Kennedy Center facade blocked from public view by tarp after Trump’s name removed (TN Lookout)
- Will Tennessee Republicans’ next move be to purge Democrats entirely? (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Fort Sanders, rewound (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer suggests special novels for June (Knox TN Today)
- The Johnsons (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said…“ Don’t burn your bridges.” (Knox TN Today)
- TSSAA Board of Control approves full implementation of shot clock into high school basketball by 2029-30 season (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Knox TN Today)
- Wesley House Community Center invites the community to Friends of Wesley Breakfast (Knox TN Today)
- 6/17 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Applications now open for 2026 STRIVE veteran entrepreneurship cohort (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- War time drive at Knoxville High School (Knox TN Today)
- TDOT outperforms on Alcoa Highway; Snowden new director (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Repaving of Alcoa's Diverging Diamond Interchange to impact traffic (WATE)
- Knoxville nonprofit CareCuts expands services with free telehealth clinic (WATE)
- Knoxville to commemorate Juneteenth with parade and festival (WATE)
- Knoxville pro golfer tees up for sixth straight Women's PGA Championship (WATE)
- University of Tennessee professor fired over Charlie Kirk comments amends lawsuit (WATE)
- 'Great relief' Cocke County receives $1 million reimbursement from FEMA as Helene recovery continues (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Amazon to create 300 new jobs with new Chattanooga delivery station - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Lawyer Meredith Mochel launches campaign for Red Bank city judge - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Teen charged in connection with disappearance of Collegedale man - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Vols’ new strength coach may play key role in Baylor star DGG’s decision - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Stock futures are higher as Wall Street gears up for Federal Reserve rate decision: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Flight tracking data shows B-52 took sharp turn before crashing, killing all 8 on board - AP News (US News)
- Oil Selloff Deepens as Iran Deal Spurs Brent’s Fifth Daily Loss - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- System expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Arthur nears Texas coast - WDSU (US News)
- Trump administration seeks to halt air pollution lawsuit against xAI - Al Jazeera (Business)
- Billionaire Rick Jackson defeats Trump-backed Burt Jones in Georgia governor race - Politico (US News)
- Ohio man among 5 arrested in alleged attack plot on White House UFC event - WLWT (US News)
- Trump-endorsed Rep. Barry Moore wins GOP primary runoff in Alabama Senate race - NBC News (US News)
- Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins projected to win Georgia GOP Senate primary runoff, setting up race against Ossoff - CBS News (US News)
- US asset managers file for first ETFs targeting Wall Street's new obsession, AI and the 'MANGOS' - Reuters (Business)
- Federal Judge Blocks Idaho Law Criminalizing Transgender Bathroom Use - The New York Times (US News)
- Anthropic Ban Stirs Concerns at OpenAI and Beyond of Crackdown on Foreign AI Talent - The Information (Business)
- SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon - TechCrunch (Business)
- One-year-old killed and another person injured after Mississippi police shot at car - The Guardian (US News)
- Lockheed, GM announce partnership to bolster production for munitions and more - Breaking Defense (Business)
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Unique visitors overstated
The number of unique visitors is way overstated. I have 14 different user accounts/names.
Seriously, R. Neal - congratulations. Your work is both appreciated and important.
EG
Call the site what you will,
Call the site what you will, it's still SKB in the recesses of my mind. :-)
Congratulations and thank you
Congratulations and thank you for your public service!
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I finally gave up my News Sentinel subscription after 30 years which I could do because the information I need is mostly right here. Thanks for presenting honest opinions and facts.