The Board of Health eases restrictions on event venues, extends bar operating hours and lets the limit on gathering sizes expire.
Vaccination Eligibility Expanded
Educators and people 65 and older will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccines as early as next week under new guidance from state health officials.
Weak Link Exposed
Knox County’s missing COVID-19 vaccine shipment reveals the vulnerabilities at the end of the national supply chain.
Budget Resilience
Despite the pandemic, the city’s mid-year financial review shows revenues keeping pace with spending, at least for now.
Vanishing Vaccine
The Knox County Health Department believes an employee inadvertently tossed out nearly 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
Permit Revoked
A city Beer Board hearing officer finds West Knoxville bar Billiards & Brews has flouted health orders and municipal law.
Curfew Enforcement
A hearing officer issues a beer permit suspension and a fine to Paul’s Oasis for violating a health order and city ordinance.
Time Enough for Another Round
The Board of Health issues a new order that allows bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to say open one hour later during the pandemic.
Power Poll: Slow Going on Vaccines
Respondents to this month’s survey primarily blame the federal government for the sluggish distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Year Ahead: City of Knoxville
Amid the pandemic, the city will hold an election and is set to move forward on a variety of initiatives and projects.