By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Mar 4, 2021
Mar 4, 2021
KNOX COUNTY - During last Wednesdayâs Knox County Fiscal Court meeting, Knox County Jailer Mary Hammons informed the court that the detention centerâs population had been up in the recent past, hovering around 300 inmates.
Hammons said that currently there are 97 state inmates being housed in the Knox County Detention Center, 51 McCreary County inmates, and around 150 Knox County inmates. She also informed the court that an employee at the jail had recently tested positive for COVID-19, but that they hadnât worked since Friday. Hammons said there were currently two employees quarantining.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office says deputies Bobby Jones and Jesse Smith were called out on a report of shots fired at a home in Dogwood Trace in Co.
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By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer Jan 28, 2021
Jan 28, 2021
KNOX COUNTY Before the Knox County Fiscal Court s meeting was called to order Tuesday, Judge-Executive Mike Mitchell asked that those in attendance observe a moment of silence in honor of former Judge-Executive Carnell Sprinkles who recently passed away.
Sprinkles served as Knox County judge-executive from 1986-1989, and served as the chairman of the board at the Cumberland Valley Area Development District at that time. Carnell was an active member of the community, a business leader, noted Mitchell.
Knox County Clerk Mike Corey then led the court in a prayer following the moment of silence.