Jailhouse Diagnosis

knox county detention facility

A study says Knox County could reduce its inmate crowding by making reforms to the local criminal justice system.

No Resolution

Knox County Commission declines to act on a proposal to remove one of its members from the Joint Education Committee.

Commission Conflict

Legal questions and angry words mark an effort to remove Commissioner Evelyn Gill from Knox County’s Joint Education Committee.

Vision Quest

Crowded schools and jails, inadequate roads and sidewalks. Lamenting a lack of planning and priorities, Knox County Commissioners plan to set some.

‘A Path for the Future’

Larsen Jay with his dog on Northshore Drive

Knox County studies greenway corridors that could create an alternative transportation network. Meanwhile, a commissioner proposes one missing link.