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  • Durham HEART photo.
    Community-Responder Proposal
    A city-county task force has developed a roadmap for an alternative to police response to low-risk E-911 calls.
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  • Art Walk rendering
    Clearing a Path
    Work has begun to remove railroad tracks to make way for the planned South Knoxville art walk and greenway.
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  • Gateway Park photo
    Gateway Park Set To Open
    The newest entry point for the Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville features a playground, a picnic area, a pavilion and more.
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  • Denzel Grant photo
    Grants Delayed
    In an unusual turn of events led by newly elected members, City Council paused disbursements for mental-health services.
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  • Skydio X10 drone photo
    Eyes in the Sky
    KPD has plans to launch a Drone as First Responder program to provide real-time information about emergency calls to officers in the field.
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State News

  • State GDP chart
    ‘Precariously Positive’
    Amid uncertainty caused by federal policies, UT’s Boyd Center projects slow growth for Tennessee’s economy in the coming years.
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  • Newmans Island photo
    Bridging the French Broad
    A new pedestrian bridge will unify an expanding Seven Islands State Birding Park, thanks to a conservation grant and a longtime benefactor.
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  • John Rose photo.
    Who is John Rose?
    The Republican congressman is fighting a lack of name recognition in his quest to beat U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in the GOP primary for governor in 2026.
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  • Georgia Grammer photo.
    ‘A Dead Fetus Inside Me’
    A Knoxville woman recounts a harrowing pregnancy complication while the GOP-dominated state Senate blocked a bill allowing abortions for fatal fetal anomalies.
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  • Tennessee State Capitol Building
    Home Rule Tinkering
    A bill pushed by Memphis lawmakers could limit how charter counties can change their governmental structure.
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