The GOP won the mayoral contest and kept its majority on Knox County Commission, but Democrats ate into the Republicans’ advantage.
Noel Suspended
Report: Knoxville’s police chief exchanged ‘flirtatious and sexually suggestive’ text messages with a female subordinate officer.
County Moves To Establish Ag Center
A proposed ground lease could provide land in East Knox for an agriculture center that could also be the future home of the Tennessee Valley Fair.
Election 2026: School Board District 7
Incumbent Steve Triplett faces a challenge from small-business owner Amy Fenner for the North Knox seat.
Election 2026: School Board District 1
Democrat Breyauna Holloway and Republican Charles Frazier are vying to represent Knox County’s most deeply blue area.
Election 2026: Legislative Primaries
State Senate District 7 and House District 18 sport interesting Republican fights, while two Democrats are on the ballot in House District 14.
Election 2026: School Board District 4
Democratic incumbent Katherine Bike faces Republican newcomer Ashley Sartelle in one of Knox County’s most purple political battlegrounds.
Weekly Watch: July 27-Aug. 2, 2026
Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.











