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School board members complained they got no advance notice that revenues would be withheld, and that elected officials would get pay raises amid job and pay cuts.
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July 6, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
July 6, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
July 3, 2026A curated roundup of exhibits enlivening Knoxville’s museums and galleries this month.
July 2, 2026KCS could eliminate teaching positions and impose furloughs as part of a plan to close a $7.8 million budget gap caused by state and county funding decisions.
June 30, 2026Every month we run down notable news items from the area’s businesses.
June 30, 2026Citing federal policy shifts and TVA’s reversal on fossil fuels, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy forecasts slow growth for solar energy in Tennessee.
June 29, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.- June 29, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
June 26, 2026Players offer their initial opinions on the turf developed by UT and Michigan State researchers for the stadiums hosting World Cup matches.
June 25, 2026How a 22-year-old court ruling involving the City of Knoxville and Cherokee Country Club has affected County Commission’s quest to regulate data centers.
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All free to read and share.- Superintendent Jon Rysewyk says banning the book 'weighed heavily on me.' But the law that led to the removal remains.
- Authorities allege that Assistant Chief Deputy David Amburn, former Sheriff Jimmy ‘J.J.’ Jones and others used drug-unit funds for personal gain.
- Rachel Milford and Cattywampus Puppet Council transform public spaces into theaters of joy, visibility and collective imagination.
- Henderson is elected the GOP nominee for county mayor in a Republican primary that featured close contests, fallen incumbents and unforeseen twists.
- County commissioners are taking up immigration issues as outrage grows over federal agents’ killing of a man in Minnesota.