There have been a lot of plans to improve the notorious South Knox thoroughfare. The City and MPC want input on which ones to pursue.
Nystrom, Carringer Tapped to Lead Commission
As expected, Webb School administrator and 4th District County Commissioner Hugh Nystrom was elected the new Commission chairman by his colleagues Tuesday evening. 2nd District Commissioner Michele Carringer was named vice chair.
Black Wednesday: The Compass Primer
The Black Wednesday scandal still reverberates through Knox County political culture, even though most of those involved are no longer in office.
Knox 2018: Knox County
In Knox County politics, the stage was set for this year to be mostly an encore performance, with lots of familiar faces in slightly different roles.
How It Works: The City of Knoxville
From “home rule” to “at large,” with a detour through desegregation — a quick primer on how City of Knoxville government works.
How It Works: Knox County Government
Knox County government has a mayor, a sheriff and a whole bunch of other independently elected officeholders. So who’s in charge?
City Pursues St. Mary’s Site for KPD
Amid much speculation and after an aborted deal with Knoxville College, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero’s administration has zeroed in on Tennova’s Physicians Regional Medical Center campus in North Knoxville for a new headquarters for the Knoxville Police and Fire departments.
Knox 2018: City of Knoxville
Knoxville’s city government is in a period of relative calm before next year’s election. Mayor Madeline Rogero is finishing her second term in office, which ends in December 2019. Potential successors are lining up to run, and thanks to term limits four new Council members will be elected next year as well.
How Local Government Works
Local government is complicated, but don’t despair! We have compiled a handy set of quick guides to the structure and history of our local institutions.
Knox 2018: Federal, state elections loom
Tennesseans get to elect only three offices statewide — governor and the state’s two U.S. Senate slots. This year, two of the three are up for grabs with no incumbent in the mix.