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 ...

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

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

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 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 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.

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 ...

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, ...