After a first term that included tensions around the response to COVID-19, incumbent Glenn Jacobs seeks reelection against Democrat Debbie Helsley.
UT Trustees OK $3B Budget
Growing enrollments and record state funds enable the UT system to keep a cap on tuition while expanding research initiatives.
Big Ears, Big Impact
The international music and arts festival generated $36.1 million for the local economy and more than $2.6 million in state and local tax revenues this year.
‘I Love Solving Problems’
Jon Rysewyk takes over as superintendent of Knox County Schools tomorrow. A few consistent themes in his career suggest how he’ll approach the job.
Boyd Raises Plowman’s Pay
Growing enrollment prompts a $160,000 raise that brings UTK’s chancellor’s salary in line with her peers.
Weekly Watch: Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021
Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
‘Socially Acceptable Chains’
In Tennessee, criminal sentences can include more than 360 different fees and fines. Reform advocates say they can pose insurmountable obstacles.
Ready for the World
Loghaven emerges from the pandemic ready to welcome artists from all over to a hidden corner of South Knoxville — and with a major architecture award, to boot.
Knox 2018: A User’s Guide to Local Government and Politics
Knoxville in 2018 is a complicated place. A moderate-progressive Southern Appalachian city in a libertarian-conservative Southern Appalachian county, it is home to a strong and diverse culture fueled by competing and often contradictory interests and philosophies.