Echoes of Gunfire

County commissioners are taking up immigration issues as outrage grows over federal agents’ killing of a man in Minnesota.

Kline Gets the Gavel

Andrea Kline, a veteran prosecutor, secured the appointment from Knox County commissioners to serve as a General Sessions Court judge.

Commissioners bestow an honor traditionally reserved for Knox County residents and organizations on the late conservative speaker.

After a six-month preparation period, Sheriff Tom Spangler will assume management of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center on Jan. 1, 2026.

For the second year in a row, County Commission voted down a proposal that critics called overly broad and anti-LGBTQ.

County Commissioner Rhonda Lee’s second attempt to restrict county funding to agencies that ‘sexualize children’ runs into pointed questions.

The year brought a new ambulance contract, a historic raise for sheriff’s employees, and tensions over the growth plan, guns and KCSO accountability.

Wary of a culture-war battle over libraries and LGBTQ representation, commissioners hit pause.

The beleaguered North Knox utility district continues to struggle with water leaks and high debt levels.

Three candidates are vying to replace the term-limited Charles Busler as the representative for Halls, Powell and Heiskell.