I have been informed that the lady who held the position of Supervisor of Business Tax in the Clerk’s office and was promoted to Chief Deputy under Foster Arnett resigned from the position of Chief Deputy this week. She still remains employed in the Clerk’s office. No word on if a salary adjustment has been readjusted.

Sources from within the Clerk’s office indicate that Foster has named Bruce Whiteaker, one of his campaign cronies that was a recipient of one of the political patronage positions that Foster created on September 2, 2008 as his Chief Deputy.

So, Knox County has a County Clerk and a Chief Deputy with NO experience prior to September 2, 2008 in the Clerk’s office.