The News Sentinel discloses here an investigation into Phil Ballard, Knox County Property Assessor and his dealings with an employee. Multiple sources have either informed or confirmed that the rumor mongering of this situation has been fueled by former Property Assessor employees that are now employed in another Knox County fee office. Employees that until September of this year were supposedly loyal to Ballard.

How about these employees just doing the job that Knox County taxpayers are paying them to do and not being rumor mongers. Just let Knox County Human Resources do their job.