Last year, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs announced deputies would start at $50,000. This year, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon said officers will start at $56,000.
Glenn Jacob's office said he left Saturday and tried to return before the snow started Monday but the Knoxville airport closed to all inbound and outbound flights.
Authorities say a deputy was seriously wounded and a man was killed after exchanging gunfire while authorities were responding to a domestic disturbance at a home in Tennessee.
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