Knoxville Civic Pulse

Knoxville families and baseball fans have a free community event to enjoy this week.

• Meet Jackson the mascot and Smokies players for photos and...

Early voting is open now for the joint primary and midterm elections on Aug. 6. Voters can use any location; Election Day requires your assigned...

Neighborhood Developments

• Market Square Open Container District: Knoxville launched a pilot DORA open-container district on Market Square...

Fifteen-year-old Garrett Jobes, a rising Farragut High School sophomore, created VoteKnox.org to compile candidate details, positions, registration...

Knox County Schools relies on the Superintendent consulting a wide team of administrators, security, and transportation directors to assess road...

• Wanted: 30-year-old Brooke Chasity Teffeteller for stolen vehicle, case 26-023871
• Description: 5'2", 115 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, tattoos on...

Knoxville police charged an 18-year-old with attempted murder and other counts after he allegedly shot another man Tuesday.

Proposed SNAP cuts could slash Fish Hospitality's monthly service from 16,000 families to roughly 11,000, with Knoxville's mayor joining over 200 U.S. mayors urging Congress to reverse the reductions.

Groundwork and foundation work are now underway on Knoxville's new Public Safety/City Hall building at the former middle school site off Highway 14....

Knoxville families have multiple free school supply options this week ahead of the new year.

• Mayor Jacobs' final SchoolMania on July 24 at...

• Both reports confirm 18-year-old Tyler Maffett faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two firearm charges, and one count of especially...

Knoxville Planning Services hired Ellie Bernstein and Chase Eubanks as assistant planners this summer, adding fresh expertise to city planning...

Knoxville police responded quickly to a Tuesday night abduction on Atlantic Avenue, recovering the victim safely in Morristown.

• Incident details:...

Knoxville residents should prepare for flash flooding risks this weekend from stalled storms across the Tennessee Valley, with a 20% rain chance...

• Shot on duty: Cody Lawson, Knoxville PD crime scene technician, was wounded in the right arm July 12 while processing a Jones Street scene.
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Knoxville faces tension over Flock license plate readers as law enforcement, officials, and residents clash on use and oversight.

• Law enforcement...

Tennessee's new law shifted control of McGhee Tyson Airport board appointments from Knoxville to state officials, with Gov. Bill Lee naming two...

Knoxville’s July calendar blends gallery openings, theater, and community celebrations.

• Temporal Angst by Taryn Ferro opens July 3 at Broadway...

Knoxville area high school teams begin preseason scrimmages July 31, running weekly until the Aug. 20 season opener.

Key dates and locations:

• July...

• Road work has shifted to Roche Street (South Roche) as part of the 2026 Knoxville Street Improvement Project.
• West Marion finished in May and West...