Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
Honoring Adolph Ochs
A plaque on Market Square recognizes the legendary publisher of The New York Times, who learned the newspaper business as a youth in Knoxville.
‘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.
‘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.