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:
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (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)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (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)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Stockard on the Stump: Don’t bet your life savings on a gubernatorial debate (TN Lookout)
- Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill (TN Lookout)
- More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices (TN Lookout)
- 60-day clock starts for negotiations with Iran over strait, nuclear future (TN Lookout)
- Feds seek dismissal of xAI lawsuit in Memphis and Mississippi (TN Lookout)
- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Play catch with Lady Vols softball players (Knox TN Today)
- Norris Lake at Oak Grove + Beaver Creek + West Hills picnic (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Million Dollar Spaghetti (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: East Tennessee ghost stories and local legends (Knox TN Today)
- William Carder, Powell, crowned Tennessee’s Best Bagger (Knox TN Today)
- Bisky is a special resident at Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo gives statistics plus two favorite pizza eats (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Rich Mt. Road (Knox TN Today)
- Plant flowers like wildlife depends on it. They do! (Knox TN Today)
- 6/19 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Unmasking bright futures for pets at Mask-Fur-Ade 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Belmont Blooms (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Driver charged with kidnapping after Knox County police pursuit ends in crash (WATE)
- Alcoa resurfacing, road work to impact East Tennessee drivers this weekend (WATE)
- 'Nobody gets to an elite level alone' VFL, Olympian shares why swimming is always a team sport (WATE)
- District attorney to seek life without parole for man accused of killing three in Blount County house fire (WATE)
- Knox County juvenile center employee sues, claiming age discrimination (WATE)
- Former ORNL employee pleads guilty to acting as a foreign agent (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- America at 250: The moments that made Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga 250: City born as gateway to the West amid Indian removal - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- America at 250: The moments that made Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Times Opinion: The fun is running out for Trump’s presidency - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- The blue paint is peeling off the Reflecting Pool - The Washington Post (US News)
- Live updates: Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after conflict threatens to derail US-Iran talks - CNN (US News)
- Italy's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G7 - BBC (US News)
- New Air Force One plane, a $400 million jet gifted by Qatar, unveiled by military - CBS News (US News)
- As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama’s presidential center opens in Chicago - AP News (US News)
- Mortgage rates fall to lowest level in over a month as Iran deal framework takes shape - Fox Business (Business)
- Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Deal Faces Tests - The New York Times (Business)
- Pulte seeks major cuts in first day as intel chief - Politico (US News)
- Global stock markets close lower on Friday as investors assess durability of U.S.-Iran peace deal - CNBC (Business)
- GOP Rep. Randy Fine: Vance’s comments on Israel ‘inappropriate and frankly disgusting’ - The Hill (US News)
- SpaceX stock price drops after Cursor purchase. How low could it go? - Mashable (Business)
- Maine Democrats reject Platner-backed candidate in blow to scandal-plagued Senate hopeful - Fox News (US News)
- How SpaceX benefits from its Cursor acquisition - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Lutnick’s Anthropic Crackdown Claims New Power Over AI Models - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- What's open and closed on Juneteenth 2026? Find out if banks, USPS and stores are operating. - CBS News (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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