One of the most noted events that has occurred in this election has been the number of political signs that have been stolen. When I ran for Sevier County Sheriff a couple of years ago, I had an incredible number of campaign signs stolen.



This is not good for any political party or politician. You see if you are the candidate and you condone this activity, then in all likelihood you are corrupt before you even get into office. You see it comes down to the fact that if you will permit… Continue

Well, it has been several weeks since I posted a blog article, and so I made myself find the time and energy to do it. So, today I wanted to tackle a topic that has really been bugging me and that is why do Sevier Countians think that when people from another state or county move to Sevier County that they really do not belong.



As many of you know, I was born and raised in Greene County, which if you were to draw a straight line from my home in Sevier County to my family's farm in… Continue

Well, the time is upon us at last, and the hour has now come for those of us seeking election to get the petition into the Election Commission. I ended up with 64 good signatures and have many, many favorable comments about running for the Office of Mayor.



I had asked three people who would have made great Mayors for Sevier County, but either the time was not right or they just did not want to get involved in the "mess."



It is disappointing from my standpoint that this… Continue

Today marks that there are only 3 and one/half days left to qualify for the 2010 elections. When I picked up my petition from the election commission, I was absolutely delighted that the sign-up sheets showing the people running for election in 2010 was large. I think that the number of people, and I mean new people running for election is one of the largest in many years.



Wonder what the rise in interest is in holding an elected position? Some may say that people are doing their… Continue