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.
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The Blount County Sheriff's Office and others are now offering over $70,000 as a reward to find a fugitive after a deputy died Thursday night in a shooting.