Author: Brehd Patchley

In recent days, tons of relief supplies have been sent to China after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake killed tens of thousands. Two aircraft were returned to the United States this weekend with supplies still on-board due to the fact that the supplies did not fit Chinese quality-control standards. The water and high-calorie meals appear to…

Officials have reported that care at Hillcrest-West will now, officially, cost you an arm or a leg.

Last week, Howard Stern’s satellite radio show manipulated recordings from one of Dolly Parton’s audio books into racist and sexually graphic sound bites. Following this program, Parton released a statement that included “…I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth. They have done editing or some sort of trickery to make…

Calling the current budget draft too ‘optimistic,’ and trying to avoid raising property taxes, Mayor Mike Ragsdale has recommended that the 160-acre Ijams Nature Center be opened for oil and gas drilling. According to a statement on Mayor Ragsdale’s MySpace page, “In order to balance the Knox County budget, provide a proper education to your…

Gary Foster, the developer of a proposed adult campground in Roane County, has withdrawn plans for the clothing-optional camp and admitted his true intentions. “Since traveling through beautiful Roane County six years ago on a business trip, I haven’t been able to get those Roane County residents out of my mind.” explains Foster. “This was…

After receiving generally positive reactions to the smaller print size of the daily paper, the Knoxville News Sentinel has announced plans to bring this new format to knoxnews.com as well. Beginning June 1, the online edition of the paper will be best viewed on 15-inch monitors.

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) announced today the development of a new social networking program for introverts. “One of the key purposes of ORISE is to educate the next generation of scientists,” explains the head of software development. “The key trait shared by this elite demographic of brainy people is that…

Hillcrest-West, located on Middlebrook Pike, has been ordered not to admit new patients after violations were reported including violations of resident protection, administration, records and reporting, and nursing services standards.” Administrators were quick to point out that they don’t really care, because most of the patients are old anyway, and they just don’t really want…

Fresh off controversy for investing in IdleAire in conjunction with passing federal funds to boost the company, Mayor Ragsdale may be under review for another business interest. Although Knoxpatch reporters have been off-duty for quite some time, and clearly rusty, our sources tell us that Ragsdale used County influence to strong-arm Food City to carry…

Well, the first Ray’s blog night is here. Due to late notice, the turnout isn’t huge but it’s high class. So far, things are great. The Knoxville News Sentinel is here to cover the festivities, so I wish we had more folks around the table. At this point, the food and service have been great….

What: “Blog Night @ Ray’s”; a kick off event for the conversion of Kingston Alley to Ray’s Entertainment Sports Grille (Ray’s ESG) with free appetizers and happy hour priced drinks for all bloggers. When: Tuesday, September 4, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: 7355 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee. Why: All bloggers are welcome, RSVP by…

A former male radio personality, Vietnam veteran, former car salesman, four-time divorcee gets breast augmentation, becomes a woman, and gets lengthy coverage in the press. Go figure.

It appears that The University of Tennessee and Phillip Fulmer have settled out of court in regards to the poor performance of the UT Football program over the past few years. Coach Fulmer is making a $1 million payment, which will hopefully be used as a bonus to keep Coach Bruce Pearl on-board for the…

The largest lead manufacturer in China rocked the Shanghai stock exchange today when it announced a full recall of all materials produced over the past three years. Reports indicate that an unacceptable number of toys have been found mixed within the lead, causing unacceptable danger to those responsible for smelting. It is possible that the…

NASA announced earlier today that the Space Shuttle Endeavour cannot be made safe for a return flight home, and will be left in orbit indefinitely. “An emergency mission has been scheduled for October to place a series of cinder blocks underneath the disable shuttled,” says Mission Control PR spokesperson Bubba Spacely. “I’ve had my ’87…