County Commissioner Scott Helton injected partisan politics into last night's meeting by attacking Commissioners Wendy Pitts Reeves and Bob Proffitt, apparently in retaliation for questions raised during a previous meeting regarding another commissioner's ties to a bank that does business with the county.

The Maryville Daily Times has this report [1]. The Knoxville News Sentinel also has a report [2].

Reeves expressed her previous concerns in an appropriate and respectful manner. Her question was legitimate. These new "allegations" against her and Dr. Proffitt are laughable, as anyone with a lick of common sense can readily see. It does not reflect well on the accusers or their motives. If they're going to play it this way, they ought to bring their "A" game.

This kind of stuff is par for the course over in Knox County. It needs to be kept out of Blount County government.