Featured Government Story
- April 29, 2026Incumbent Gina Oster is facing a challenge from conservative culture warrior Sheri Super in the GOP primary.
City News
- April 27, 2026The $499 million spending plan includes money for more police officers, housing, sustainability efforts and infrastructure, without requiring a tax increase.
- April 2, 2026The International Mountain Biking Association lauds Knoxville’s trail network and the biking community’s culture of engagement.
- March 18, 2026City Council denied an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to allow the homeless-services provider to open a center on Clinton Highway.
- March 4, 2026The 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.
- February 13, 2026A city-county task force has developed a roadmap for an alternative to police response to low-risk E-911 calls.
County News
- April 28, 2026A new county program and a long-serving nonprofit are vying to provide assistance for survivors. County Commission told them to work out their differences.
- April 27, 2026Links to all of our election coverage — now outside the paywall.
- April 27, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
- April 27, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- April 23, 2026Three candidates who have never held an elective office — Ronnie Rochelle, Justin Cofer and Kimberly Glenn — are running in the Republican primary.
State News
- April 3, 2026The measure, which is at odds with the Senate version, would reduce the number of scholarships, provide a bit of transparency and require immigration status reporting.
- February 27, 2026The lieutenant governor and Senate speaker, whose district includes a slice of Knox County, will step down after nearly 50 years in the state Legislature.
- December 16, 2025Amid uncertainty caused by federal policies, UT’s Boyd Center projects slow growth for Tennessee’s economy in the coming years.
- November 14, 2025A new pedestrian bridge will unify an expanding Seven Islands State Birding Park, thanks to a conservation grant and a longtime benefactor.
- August 22, 2025The 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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