With Knox County moving into the next phase of its pandemic response, public officials are looking forward to a return to in-person meetings.

Mayor Indya Kincannon’s spending plan got green-lighted despite questions from one Council member about priorities.

The COVID-19 pandemic touches almost every aspect of the $334.4 million budget Mayor Indya Kincannon has proposed.

Local hotels suffered terribly in April, but visitors are slowly starting to return to Knoxville as the economy reopens.

The Mayor’s Climate Council met for the first time Tuesday to begin work on steep reductions in Knoxville’s greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change.

The $849 million Knox County spending plan for 2020-21 is down from the current year as the county braces for revenue declines.

Every week, we give you a rundown of the week’s public meetings and civic events.

A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.

Despite some members’ misgivings, Commission proclaims Knox a ‘Second Amendment Constitutional County.’

Every Monday, we give you a rundown of the week’s public meetings and civic events.

Election officials expect a surge in absentee ballots this year. Should Tennessee make the mail-in option available to everyone?

Gov. Bill Lee announces his phased restart of Tennessee’s economy will begin next week as testing ramps up across the state.

Gov. Lee maintains his Stay at Home directive but plans to begin a phased revival of the state’s economy beginning May 1.

With COVID-19 cases and unemployment claims both rising, Gov. Bill Lee is mulling whether to ease restrictions.

Local governments stand to receive nearly $9 million in state grants during the pandemic, though the money won’t be available until the summer.