City Council and County Commission will consider forming a sports authority this month to build a baseball stadium for the Tennessee Smokies.
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
Commission Chides Health Board
In a nonbinding resolution, county legislators air their displeasures with the mask mandate and other pandemic restrictions.
Health Fight
With a crowd of anti-mask protesters cheering them on, County Commission weighs changes to the Board of Health.
Beaver Creek Blueway
Knox County is investing $452,000 in clearing the tributary to create a 44-mile ‘water trail’ from Halls to Melton Hill Lake.
Blue Wall Gets Results
With deputies cheering them on, Knox County commissioners take money from fund balance for Sheriff’s Office bonuses.
2A or not 2A?
Despite some members’ misgivings, Commission proclaims Knox a ‘Second Amendment Constitutional County.’
Putting the Mental Health Pieces Together
Leon Evans helped revolutionize San Antonio’s approach to mental illness in the criminal justice system. He told Knox County leaders the key is coordination.
Beer Fears
On second thought, County Commission rejects a plan for microbreweries in neighborhood commercial districts.
East Towne Turbulence
With the TVA tower deal sidelined for a month, County Commission votes two different ways in one meeting on what to do about an empty mall.
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