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Commission Votes to Dissolve Health Board
Even as Knox County COVID cases mount, the body that has guided the pandemic response may lose its authority.
Power Poll: Safer Celebrations Planned
Most community leaders say they intend to follow COVID-19 guidelines before and during the winter holiday season.
An Uneven Recovery
Tennessee’s economic forecast for 2021 predicts a years-long effort to climb back from the pandemic, with the worst effects concentrated among the most vulnerable.
Board of Health Asks for Statewide Mask Mandate
With Tennessee leading the nation in new COVID-19 cases, local officials plead for leadership from Gov. Bill Lee.
Commission Takes Step Toward Scrapping Health Board
The countywide mask mandate and other actions of the medical professionals have raised public ire.
Contact Tracing Reset
With COVID-19 cases rising, the Knox County Health Department is changing the way it tracks the illness through the community.
Apart Together
University officials say that even with physical distancing and virtual classes, students want to be on campus as much as possible.
Health Order: Small Groups Only
The Board of Health has limited the size of public and private gatherings, albeit with numerous exceptions, in an attempt to slow COVID-19’s spread.
Searches and Quarantines
After swearing in a new member, the Board of Education grapples with the many different meanings of school safety in 2020.