Featured Government Story
- September 11, 2026Planning Commission again delayed a vote on an East Knox County subdivision plan over funding for road improvements.
City News
- August 21, 2026KCDC will build on the redevelopment plan through public engagement into 2027 before a final version will be ready for ultimate approval.
- August 20, 2026Despite reservations by some, Council members voted to approve a way to win elections in the primaries. Voters will decide its fate in November.
- August 19, 2026A pair of apartment projects aimed at providing workforce housing with the help of tax incentives have taken divergent paths.
- August 12, 2026City and county officials plan to seek a private-sector partner to revamp Knoxville Municipal Golf Course to include multi-sport playing fields.
- August 7, 2026Report: Knoxville’s police chief exchanged ‘flirtatious and sexually suggestive’ text messages with a female subordinate officer.
County News
- September 8, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
- September 8, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- September 2, 2026Mayor Betsy Henderson and a bevy of newcomers formally took office on Tuesday to give county government a fresh look.
- September 1, 2026With KCSO and its contractor absent, County Commission unites to ban fixed-location license-plate-reader cameras.
- August 31, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
State News
- September 3, 2026A rematch for Sen. Richard Briggs and Bryan Langan, and a contest for Lt. Gov. Randy McNally’s open seat.
- July 28, 2026State Senate District 7 and House District 18 sport interesting Republican fights, while two Democrats are on the ballot in House District 14.
- 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.
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