Knox County has identified $73 million in improvements needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. It has a 40-year plan to address them.
Precinct Profile: Knox County #20
In Beaumont and Western Heights, a racially diverse district leans toward Democrats (when it votes at all).
Heavy Traffic
A change in state law means overweight trucks are paying less in fines — with the money coming straight from local coffers.
Business Adventure Delayed
Tom Boyd puts his quest for a fantasy-inspired resort in South Knox County on hold so he can build community support.
What’s the Plan?
Knox County is preparing to embark on its most ambitious planning update in a generation. On the table: growth, density, infrastructure and rural preservation.
Priority Care
To get more wheels on the road, Knox County allows its ambulance contractor to answer less urgent calls with basic-level service.
‘A Path for the Future’
Knox County studies greenway corridors that could create an alternative transportation network. Meanwhile, a commissioner proposes one missing link.
Plan Obsolescence
Knox County Commission wants out of its state-mandated growth plan. But what would come next?
Precinct Profile: Knox County #11
The historic neighborhoods of Fourth and Gill and Old North Knoxville have seen a lot of turnover but remain strongly Democratic.
Bringing Beauford Delaney Home
With $25,000 in county funding, a plan to create a museum for Knoxville’s most lauded and haunted visual artist moves forward.