Jay’s GOP Credentials Challenged

Larsen Jay photo

State party executive committee rejects the Knox County Conservative Republicans’ bid to purge the GOP commissioner from the primary ballot.

Sales-tax Battle Lines

Sales-tax advocacy groups collage

Single-issue advocacy committees have formed on both sides of the city’s referendum question on raising the local-option sales tax.

A Crowded Forum

Candidate forum photo

The Knox County Republican Party hosted City Council candidates from all districts Monday evening, but the format didn’t allow for in-depth discussion.

Familiar Patterns

State Rep. Elaine Davis speaks at the Republican election night party at the Crown Plaza hotel on Nov. 5, 2024.

The presidential map in Knox County found Republicans winning back a few areas from Democrats and a strengthening in conservative turnout.