Featured Government Story
- 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.
City News
- 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.
- July 8, 2026KCDC will begin the planning process for redeveloping the Neyland Drive corridor from Maplehurst and the Henley Bridge to Third Creek.
- June 12, 2026Knoxville officials are investing $8.4 million over the next few years on upgrades to stormwater infrastructure.
County News
- August 17, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
- August 17, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- August 14, 2026The South Waterfront apartment development will move forward after a new planning commissioner changes his vote.
- August 13, 2026A statute passed this year prevents Knox County from getting developers to pay the entire cost of needed road improvements.
- August 11, 2026An analysis of the election returns shows crossover voting and stronger city turnout bolstered Democratic gains.
State News
- 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.
- November 14, 2025A 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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