Knox County News

Knox County Redistricting Committee Chairman Rick Emmett will offer revised versions of two plans under consideration for redrawing commission districts at the committee's July 13 meeting.

Tommy Schumpert, left, former Knox County executive, his wife, Charlotte, daughter Laura Raney, and grandsons Grant Schumpert and Andy Schumpert share a laugh at the dedication of Tommy Schumpert Park on Thursday.

Liquor by the drink is now flowing in Knox County, with the issuance of the first liquor license within Knox County but outside Knoxville city limits.

A youth minister who made his living helping lonely singles find mates has been arrested for allegedly raping a child, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

Recovery crews pulled the body of a 3-year-old boy from Fort Loudon Lake after he wandered away from a birthday party near Knoxville.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH is in effect for Anderson County , Blount County , Knox County .

The Knox County Redistricting Committee met Tuesday to finish its work by selecting a plan to realign County Commission districts but wound up adding a third proposal to the pool of finalists.

A Seymour man who initially eluded a police chase is in jail this morning on charges he robbed a South Knoxville drug store, a police spokesman said.

A Nashville judge has cleared the way for further legal wrangling in the effort to strip former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison of his $80,000-per-year pension.

Ethics Committee agrees to hear complaint of 'official oppression' The simmering animosity between Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale's administration and County Auditor Richard Walls boiled over Wednesday when Walls filed an ethics complaint alleging "official oppression" by the mayor and his closest aides.

The Knox Country Sheriff Department is searching for a man they say robbed a Powell hotel.

The top 10 list of prospective Knox County Election Administrators released last week by the Knox County Election Commission inaccurately listed William Ailor and omitted B. Belinda Jones, according to a news release from Election Commission Chairman Chris Heagerty.

Knox county deputies are searching for two men they call armed and dangerous. Investigators say they tried to carjack a man and shot him in the Kroger shopping center parking lot at the intersection of Cedar Bluff and Middlebrook Pike around 7:30 pm Tuesday night.

Police are searching for two "armed and dangerous" suspects who allegedly jumped into a parked car in West Knoxville parking lot and shot the driver during a botched robbery attempt, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

The widow of a Corryton man shot to death in his home last month was in court Friday, testifying against three people charged in connection with his death.

Deputies are investigating an armed robbery at a West Knox County CVS. Dispatchers say the Farragut store located at 11946 Kingston Pike was robbed just before 10 Saturday night.

Local leaders are calling on East Tennesseans to embrace their volunteer roots and get active in local non-profits. Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale met with representatives from several area non-profits, including the United Way, on Friday.

A tearful Vickie Graves, the wife of murder victim Bill Graves, Sr., testifies in Knox County General Sessions Court about events on the the Saturday night in May that her husband was killed by two home invaders.

A man was arrested Thursday for breaking into an East Knox County home early that morning, shooting the homeowner and stealing prescription medicine.

The Knox County Election Commission has winnowed its list of candidates for the job of election administrator down to 10, with the frontrunner being the man who now occupies the post.