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Residents tell Farragut board they were targeted online; town notifies official that election‑related allegation did not occur
Summary
Two residents, Jay and Louise Pavlin, told the Farragut board during public comment that social media posts by a user they named (Kimberly Parks) spread falsehoods, posted personal contact details and alleged an election‑commission interaction that the residents say did not occur; Louise said Knox County elections administrator Chris Davis confirmed no such conversation took place.
Two Farragut residents used the board’s public‑comment period on March 26 to rebut what they described as a campaign of online harassment and misinformation.
Jay Pavlin of Biddle Farms Boulevard said an accusation that his deceased father's social media accounts were used after his death is "not only false but profoundly disrespectful." He denied that any family member accessed the accounts and called the claim "vile," saying the allegation dragged his father into an online feud. Pavlin said the source of the accusation is an individual he named in the comment as Kimberly Parks and accused that person of using multiple aliases on Facebook and Nextdoor to provoke and distort local conversations.
Louise Pavlin, also of Biddle Farms Boulevard, told the board that a social media user posted a screenshot of the front page of her nominating petition showing her home address and phone number. "Posting a screenshot of the front page is a hostile and aggressive act," she said, adding that if the poster wanted people to view the petition they could have included a link. Louise Pavlin said she spoke with Knox County administrator of elections Chris Davis, who she said confirmed that a reported conversation between a poster and an election commission employee did not occur. She urged the community to stop spreading false narratives, citing other circulating claims such as a suggested convention center on the Ford property and a flyer alleging 1,000-plus apartments.
Neither the board nor the transcript records a response from the person named in the remarks. The Pavlins said they will continue to engage publicly with their names attached to their comments and asked the community to rely on facts.
