Featured Government Story

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    Cold Case Breakthrough
    Using modern genetic technology and genealogy, authorities have identified the remains of a North Knoxville homicide victim from 1988.
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City News

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    Council Calls for Warming-Center Review
    The resolution asks the City, the County and the Office of Housing Stability to look at expanding the times that warming centers are open to unhoused individuals.
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    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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    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 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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    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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County News

State News

  • Randy McNally photo
    McNally Bows Out
    The lieutenant governor and Senate speaker, whose district includes a slice of Knox County, will step down after nearly 50 years in the state Legislature.
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    ‘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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    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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