Ruh roh… confession time: I meant to blog about this weeks ago—but better late than never!

Back on the third Thursday of June, I attended the Pond Gap Neighborhood Association meeting, where Knoxville City Council candidate Melody Watts sat down with local residents to hear their concerns and share her vision for the area. It was a thoughtful and informative conversation focused on the unique issues facing Pond Gap.

For those unfamiliar, the Pond Gap neighborhood is nestled between Sutherland Avenue, Papermill Road, and Lonas Drive—situated west of Marble City, east of Bearden Village, and south of Sequoyah Hills.

This afternoon, third Thursday in July the association welcomed another City Council candidate: Nathan Honeycutt, who was joined by his wife Amy. The Honeycutts have two children currently attending West High School, and the conversation touched on neighborhood priorities, growth concerns, and city services.

With just two candidates in the race, both Watts and Honeycutt will advance from the August 26 Primary Election to the November General Election.

🗳️ Early Voting runs from August 6–21—so mark your calendar, Pond Gap. Your voice matters, and now’s the time to start weighing your options.

While your full-time, daily paper political reporters are rarely—if ever—seen at community meetings like this, #TheMegaBullhornofTruth was there, as always.

Why? Because real grassroots politics doesn’t happen behind a desk or in a press release—it happens face-to-face in neighborhood rooms like Pond Gap.

The truth is, most legacy media folks can’t keep up with the workload, hustle, or tenacity of this one-man citizen journalism machine. They miss what matters on the ground.

But that’s what sets #TheMegaBullhornofTruth apart—I show up, I listen, and I report what others don’t.