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 ...

Richard Bean, chief of Knox County's juvenile detention center, announced his resignation May 30 under pressure for how he ...

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 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.

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 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 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 communities turned out in force to celebrate Independence Day 2025. Decked in red, white, and blue hats and shirts and adorned with ribbons, they enjoyed activities that draw communities ...

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

At-large Knox County Commissioner Kim Frazier has delayed her decision about whether to run for the GOP nomination for county mayor from April to September. The Democrats do not have a candidate ...