Mayor Glenn Jacobs has tapped retired Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Brian Bivens as the head of the county’s ...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs demanded the county commission wrest control of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention center ...

The Knox County Commission will discuss an emergency ordinance creating an administrative oversight committee for the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs calls for change after a series of complaints against Superintendent Richard Bean.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is demanding the county commission shift control of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center from an appointed board of trustees to the sheriff's office.

If the Knoxville City Council adds a sales tax increase to voters' Nov. 4 ballots, Knox County leaders will have 40 days to ...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is demanding the county commission shift control of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center from an appointed board of trustees to the sheriff's office.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is demanding the county commission shift control of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center from an appointed board of trustees to the sheriff's office.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is calling out issues at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center after Richard Bean, the superintendent at center, fired two employees in apparent retaliation ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs presented his budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 on Monday. The budget, if approved, will increase by around $36.8 million, ...

State law says only cities with sales taxes higher than the county they're in can exempt groceries from sales tax increases.

Mike Hammond, the Knox County criminal court clerk, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer in its early stages and expects to make a full recovery. Hammond, 71, is running for Knox County mayor ...