Sat
Mar 2 2019
08:59 pm
By: Andy Axel
Long-timers may remember Bill Hobbs, former GOP communications chair and regular participant at KnoxViews of a time.
Never agreed with him even if he were to tell me the time of day, but dying at the age of 54 is a fate no one deserves.
Fare thee well, Mr. Hobbs.
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Well, that's sad news. Too
Well, that's sad news. Too young. Condolences to his family.