Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale mistakenly mentions in his audit response that the Knox County Sheriff’s Office bought $1,587.50 of donuts from Krispy Kreme.  That simply is not true.  The Explorers’ Post of the KCSO bought Krispy Kreme coupon books for its fundraiser.  No food was ever purchased.  The sale of the coupon books brought in $2,759.50.  After the initial $1,587.50 was paid back to the account, the remaining money was used for uniforms, equipment, and travel expenses for competitions.  There are receipts for all expenses.

 Knox County Auditor Richard Walls and the state auditor both looked at the account and found no impropriety.

The Explorers is part of the Boy Scouts’ Learning for Life program and promotes on the job training for young people from 14 to 21 years old.   It is funded entirely from donations and does not receive any money from the Knox County budget.