Maybe I’m exaggerating, but the local cable access channel, CAT-7, may become great again. The city council just approved a contract with Pine Knot News to take over the daily operations of CAT-7, and I couldn’t be more excited.

I’ve been advocating for such a plan for years. A decade ago, I suggested to Jeff Korpi, the long-time cable coordinator, that he should hire Jana Peterson part-time to update the community calendar that was displayed on CAT-7 much of the day. At the time, Jana was the editor of a local newspaper. Now, of course, she has her own paper. And Jana and the rest of...