The lieutenant governor and Senate speaker, whose district includes a slice of Knox County, will step down after nearly 50 years in the state Legislature.
Business Roundup: February 2026
Every month we run down notable news items from the area’s businesses.
Jay’s GOP Credentials Challenged
State party executive committee rejects the Knox County Conservative Republicans’ bid to purge the GOP commissioner from the primary ballot.
Weekly Watch: Feb. 23-March 1, 2026
Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
Knox Found #383: What a Racket
A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
Mission to Minnesota
A group of Knoxville religious leaders who were in Minneapolis when federal agents killed Alex Pretti talk about fear and hope in the city.
Funding Forever Places
A donation from the Boyd Foundation pushes a Friends of the Smokies endowment for historic preservation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to $9 million.
Operation Hero’s Hill Breaks Ground
The multiagency project to build 20 tiny houses for veterans experiencing homelessness is officially underway.
Scrambling to Buzzard’s Roost
A ‘thigh-burning’ climb, elusive landmarks and a beagle mix named Caesar on a trek in Cherokee National Forest near Hartford.
Weekly Watch: Feb. 16-22, 2026
Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.