Board of Health

Health Department Leadership in Transition

As Omicron adds a new dimension to the pandemic, the county says it might not assemble a new public health team until the fall of 2022.

Katharine Killen and Kevin Parton will temporarily step up when Dr. Martha Buchanan steps down.

After leading the local COVID-19 response, the director of the Knox County Health Department is stepping down.

COVID-19 cases are rising at a rapid clip, but mask mandates and business restrictions are not on the table.

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Knox County’s health officer says she will extend public health orders when full pandemic response decisions fall to her.

Another bill to disempower local health boards advances in the Legislature. This one would ban “vaccine passports.”

Pledging to protect the community, Buchanan expresses dismay at the divisions over the pandemic response following the Board of Health’s demise.

Mask mandate, other regulations up in the air as public health authority shifts back to the county health director.

A late addition to the agenda means the final vote on removing the body’s authority will come next week.