Two commissioners want more detailed financial reporting from entities receiving county funding, but others are skeptical that it’s needed.
Juvenile Detention Plan Passes
After a six-month preparation period, Sheriff Tom Spangler will assume management of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center on Jan. 1, 2026.
Disclosure Required
By a razor-thin margin, Knox County Commissioners have adopted a new rule governing the chair’s public comments outside its meetings.
A New Way to Pay
Commission OKs the county’s first residential infrastructure development district, with conditions.
Election 2024: County Commission District 5
In Farragut, a Republican homeowner’s advocate who helped fight off affordable housing faces a Democratic doctor.
Republican Shakeout
With different influences — and influencers — vying for power in local races, the county primary yielded some unexpectedly wide margins and unexpectedly close calls.