Knox County's nine school board members will receive names and recommendations Wednesday night for the finalists in line to become the next superintendent.
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs had to wait a few hours longer than anticipated to deliver his third budget address as morning storms washed out the original plans. That was fine. As far as budgets go, he’s learned to be flexible.
Coming off a shrunken pandemic budget from a year ago, Jacobs proposed a $893.5 million budget Tuesday. Given the challenges and uncertainties of the past year, this budget was a reminder of normalcy: no splashy buys, no tax increases but raises for county employees across the board including a more sizable bonus for sheriff’s office employees and overall strong fiscal health.
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Seven demonstrators were arrested at the City-County Building during a Knox County Commission work session Monday evening.
Some 30 to 40 people filed into the back of the Large Assembly Room and then raised their fists at 6:30 p.m. Although most remained silent, some began yelling at the commission, calling for the release of police bodycam video from a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School that resulted in the death of student Anthony J. Thompson Jr.
Less than five minutes later, they were escorted out.
Knox County Sheriff s Office spokeswoman Kimberly Glenn said in a statement that the seven were accused of violating signs posted at all entrances and on the large assembly doors.