Sources within the City – County Building indicate that the News-Sentinel and it’s parent company E.W. Scripps have not filed the necessary paperwork in order to maintain it’s PILOT. No the Sentinel does not have a quick stop fueling center on their property, where they can get a Free Sentinel on Friday’s. Their PILOT is a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes. It is corporate welfare in it’s grandest scheme.

Without the timely necessary paperwork being filed. Brian’s Blog sources in the City – County Building indicate that the News-Sentinel could be subject to paying millions of dollars back into the coffers of Knoxville and Knox County.