Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
Violence Interruption Disruption
A dispute between the Kincannon administration and Turn Up Knox over the nonprofit’s leadership bubbles to the surface.
Council Expands Co-Response Program
The McNabb Center will use increased funding to boost pay for social workers, enabling KPD to deploy six teams to respond to mental health crises.
Weekly Watch: Jan. 20-26, 2025
Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
Rulebook Review
City Council appoints a task force to look at revising its rules and establishing a process to consider charter changes on a regular basis.
Recording Crime
KPD emerges from a contentious City Council meeting with a comprehensive, long-term contract for cameras and software.
Troubled Bridges over Water
This month the city should learn details of repairs needed for the Gay Street Bridge and whether federal funding will be awarded for a proposed pedestrian span.
The Year Ahead
Elections in the city, budget crunch in the county, a new plan for KCS — and a whole lot of unknowns.
2024 Revue: The City and the County
From the downtown stadium to Advance Knox, It was a ‘building year’ in more ways than one for Knoxville and Knox County.