
Clearing a Path
Work has begun to remove railroad tracks to make way for the planned South Knoxville art walk and greenway.
New at Compass
- February 2, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
- February 2, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- January 30, 2026The newest entry point for the Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville features a playground, a picnic area, a pavilion and more.
- January 29, 2026Every month we run down notable news items from the area’s businesses.
- January 28, 2026The consultant that’s developing the county’s Unified Development Ordinance has presented revised zoning districts and land uses to public officials.
- January 27, 2026County commissioners are taking up immigration issues as outrage grows over federal agents’ killing of a man in Minnesota.
- January 26, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
- January 26, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- January 23, 2026Forecasters and calling for sleet, snow and freezing rain in the season’s first winter storm
- January 22, 2026ORNL and Type One Energy will pursue fusion energy breakthroughs at the site of a mothballed coal-fired power plant.
Recent Highlights
All free to read and share.- County commissioners are taking up immigration issues as outrage grows over federal agents’ killing of a man in Minnesota.
- Every month we run down notable news items from the area’s businesses.
- Lou Gauci, chair of the KMA board, has curated a career of disciplined design and designed a life of contemplative creativity.
- All of our city election coverage, now out from behind the paywall.
- Single-issue advocacy committees have formed on both sides of the city’s referendum question on raising the local-option sales tax.












