Commissioners bestow an honor traditionally reserved for Knox County residents and organizations on the late conservative speaker.
Scrutinizing Nonprofits
Two commissioners want more detailed financial reporting from entities receiving county funding, but others are skeptical that it’s needed.
Weekly Watch: June 23-29, 2025
Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
Disclosure Required
By a razor-thin margin, Knox County Commissioners have adopted a new rule governing the chair’s public comments outside its meetings.
Commissioners Skeptical of Indecency Resolution
County Commissioner Rhonda Lee’s second attempt to restrict county funding to agencies that ‘sexualize children’ runs into pointed questions.
Advocating Action on Climate Change
A newly formed environmental advocacy group is calling on Knox County to develop a climate change plan. Meanwhile, a regional effort is afoot.
Election 2024: County Commission District 2
One of Commission’s two Democrats seeks reelection in the urban North Knoxville district, against a Republican Realtor and an independent police officer.
‘We’re All Afraid’
A group of high school students spent three months learning about County Commission. Now they want commissioners’ support in pushing for gun safety.
2022 Revue: Knox County
Elections kept incumbents in place while giving County Commission its first female majority. And the Advance Knox process began to set a vision for the county’s future.
In Surprise Move, Commission Names Durrett Chair
All six women in the body’s new female majority choose one of its only two Democrats to wield the gavel.
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