
City Election Lineup
As the 2023 campaign season begins, we introduce the candidates for mayor, municipal judge and City Council.
New at Compass
- June 1, 2023A new state law provides regulation — and legitimization — for the sale of hemp-derived THC in Tennessee.
- June 1, 2023A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- May 31, 2023Members delay consideration of a proposal to create a task force to develop an alternative response program.
- May 30, 2023Officials say a new state law governing police oversight boards won’t have a practical effect on Knoxville’s panel, despite the removal of investigative powers.
- May 29, 2023Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and public events.
- May 26, 2023A new report from the Health Department details the increased use of naloxone to reverse overdoses and provide second chances.
- May 25, 2023Three abandoned African-American cemeteries lead Knox Heritage’s annual list of threatened historic properties.
- May 25, 2023A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- May 24, 2023A federal default could disrupt closing on financing as construction moves forward.
- May 23, 2023A new report says higher housing costs are here to stay in Knox County for the foreseeable future.
Recent Highlights
All free to read and share.- We are looking for good writers with stories to tell.
- For decades, Head Start programs have prepared disadvantaged young Knoxvillians for school. But a staffing shortage is leaving classrooms empty.
- As Knox County prepares to bid out its ambulance contract for the first time in a decade, we look at two potential bidders.
- Hundreds gather as Knox Pride pushes the LGBTQ community and its allies to action over proposed state legislation.
- Sundress Academy for the Arts runs a working farm in Karns that provides a retreat — and free eggs — for visiting writers.