Knox County Property Assessor called this afternoon to say that he has not made the statement that he will not be on the ballot and will allow Jim Weaver to run and then become Weaver’s Chief Deputy. He said that he has stated privately that he intends to run in 2012. When asked when he would make a public announcement, he said one is not planned.

Since Brian’s Blog is a blog with a public audience, I suspect that since one of the last things Ballard said to me was “Ballard will be on the ballot” That would certify as a public announcement. So, there you go, Brian’s Blog breaks news again.