Mask mandate, other regulations up in the air as public health authority shifts back to the county health director.
A 90-Day Reprieve
Knox County Commission postpones action on dissolving the Board of Health — but makes clear that it still intends to.
COVID Responses
County commissioners may vote next week on dissolving the Board of Health. In the meantime, they support more funding for pandemic homeless services.
Commission Votes to Dissolve Health Board
Even as Knox County COVID cases mount, the body that has guided the pandemic response may lose its authority.
Diagnosis Uncertain
Diagnosis Uncertain County Commission takes more steps to curb the Board of Health, but seems unprepared to dissolve it. by jesse fox mayshark • october 27, 2020 A sign protesting the Knox County Board of Health propped against a window of the city county building. In a meeting that included allegations from one public forum speaker that public mask wearing … Read More
Election 2020: 4th Commission District
Political newcomers and military veterans Todd Frommeyer and Kyle Ward vie for an open West Knox seat.
Mixed Signals
In County Commission and school board primaries, voters ousted two incumbents and kept three more.
Primary 2020: 4th Commission District
With no incumbent running, a former police officer faces off against a military veteran in the West Knox Republican primary.