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The stadium has been under construction for two years and in conversation for decades. Changes used to be hypothetical, but ...
It’s exactly what he and other prominent developers believe the city needs to elevate itself. “I was clamoring for it probably since 1999 when the Smokies left Knoxville,” he told Knox News.
They're elected by Knox County voters every four years like their colleagues in the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Fee officers are subject to almost no oversight. They run their ...
If a Knox County official who leads one of the county's eight quasi-independent offices vacates their position, whether it's through a resignation, recall or an ouster lawsuit, the county ...
They're elected by Knox County voters every four years like their colleagues in the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Knox County's fourth branch isn't secret, but it may as well be.
One way to increase oversight over Knox County's elected officials is to make them appointees of the mayor. A grand jury recommended Knox County go that route after a corruption case in 2012.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A 35-year-old Knox County zoning ordinance is getting an update with the goal of making the approval of new child care facilities easier. The initial ordinance ...