Red to Blue

An analysis of the election returns shows crossover voting and stronger city turnout bolstered Democratic gains.

Weekly Watch: Aug. 10-16, 2026

Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.

A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.

The GOP won the mayoral contest and kept its majority on Knox County Commission, but Democrats ate into the Republicans’ advantage.

Report: Knoxville’s police chief exchanged ‘flirtatious and sexually suggestive’ text messages with a female subordinate officer.

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.

Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.

A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.

Incumbent Steve Triplett faces a challenge from small-business owner Amy Fenner for the North Knox seat.

Democrat Breyauna Holloway and Republican Charles Frazier are vying to represent Knox County’s most deeply blue area.