Farragut Blocks Growth Plan Changes Again

For the second time in four years, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen thwarts County Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ efforts.

A Documented Need

A state study supports building a replacement for Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, but funding is not assured.

A city-county summit on homelessness focused on communication among stakeholders and the need for housing.

The United Way will help guide the new board in developing an alternative response program for mental health and substance misuse crises.

To assuage some fears, the new map will take effect only after a more detailed set of guidelines is adopted.

Ahead of a key vote, county commissioners probe the Advance Knox planning update.

A majority of survey respondents support Jacobs’ proposal to manage development in the county, but they are divided on its chances for passage.

Despite pleas for a delay from a concerned crowd, County Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ proposal passes its first test. There are more to come.

As proposed changes to the county’s growth plan come to a first vote tonight, County Mayor Glenn Jacobs faces continued concerns about them.

The year brought a new ambulance contract, a historic raise for sheriff’s employees, and tensions over the growth plan, guns and KCSO accountability.