County Cancels Sidewalk Plan

Sidewalk plan

Mayor Glenn Jacobs has scrapped a contract for a countywide sidewalk master plan, but other efforts to identify needs are underway.

Off Course

BMX meeting 11-6-18

County delays action on proposed BMX track again, pending cost and benefit analysis.

Case Dismissed

City County Building

A hearing Monday makes it official — the county’s pension lawsuit is done. What happens next?

Slipped Gears

As cost estimates climb, Knox County takes a hard look at a proposed BMX track. South Knox representatives say the community wants what it was promised.

Attorney-Client Scrimmage

Lawyer Herb Moncier addresses Chancellor John Weaver.

A hearing in the county’s Byzantine pension lawsuit asks whether the law director can sue on his own behalf.

Commission Sides With Mayor

County Mayor Glenn Jacobs with lawyer John Valliant.

In a 7-1 vote, County Commission tells Law Director Bud Armstrong to drop his pension lawsuits — but the final word will be up to the judge.

Back on the Table

After months of no movement, Knox County takes another look at TVA’s East Tower as a possible home for the school system’s Central Office.

View From the Summit

A panel of criminal justice officials discusses the opioid epidemic.

The city and county mayors convene community leaders to talk about a coordinated response to opioids and other drugs.

L’Etat, C’est Bud

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs with other county officials and lawyers outside Chancery Court.

At a heated hearing, the Knox County Law Department says it can sue whomever it wants, whether the mayor likes it or not.