Incumbent Gina Oster is facing a challenge from conservative culture warrior Sheri Super in the GOP primary.
A Public Battle Over Domestic Violence
A new county program and a long-serving nonprofit are vying to provide assistance for survivors. County Commission told them to work out their differences.
Primary 2026: Commission At-Large Seat 10
Three candidates who have never held an elective office — Ronnie Rochelle, Justin Cofer and Kimberly Glenn — are running in the Republican primary.
Primary 2026: Commission At-Large Seat 11
Garrett Holt and Liz Tombras are facing off in the GOP primary in an echo of their County Commission District 4 contest two years ago.
Primary 2026: Commission District 7
Three Republicans — two of them party insiders — are running to represent reliably red North Knox County.
Tax Repeal Idled
County Commission has delayed consideration of a phased elimination of the county’s wheel tax until after the August general election.
Zoning Districts Redefined
The consultant that’s developing the county’s Unified Development Ordinance has presented revised zoning districts and land uses to public officials.
Echoes of Gunfire
County commissioners are taking up immigration issues as outrage grows over federal agents’ killing of a man in Minnesota.
Kline Gets the Gavel
Andrea Kline, a veteran prosecutor, secured the appointment from Knox County commissioners to serve as a General Sessions Court judge.
Debt Crisis Looms
Ballooning payments for past borrowing could leave future county leaders with little choice but to raise property taxes.