Knox County Archives

Between the Floods

With two ‘500-year’ storms in the last four years, local and state officials are working to mitigate and respond to fast-rising water.

A handy Compass guide to local amenities and special events.

In a Knox County sample, most property owners both inside and outside city limits are effectively paying less in taxes than they were a decade ago.

A politically connected veteran of the Trustee’s Office faces off against a credentialed outsider in the contest for the Republican nomination.

Elections will dominate the county political calendar this year, along with an updated General Plan and decisions on Health Department leadership.

Pandemic restrictions faced rising resistance, while federal relief funds brought a bounty, and the Sheriff’s Office faced lawsuits and politics.

Pandemic turmoil in local schools and government marked 2021, according to poll respondents. But a new downtown stadium ranked, too.

Trustee Ed Shouse says his computer systems are finally working well enough to send out bills, although challenges remain.

County Commission gives initial approval to County Mayor Glenn Jacobs’ partnership school with builders and contractors.

Fact-checking the county mayor’s tweets about Hillary Clinton.