Tennessee is one of three states in the country that require their county executives to be called "mayors." Here's when that ...

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 ...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs calls for change after a series of complaints against Superintendent Richard Bean.

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.

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs touched on the county’s juvenile detention center during his weekly update Friday, outlining ...

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.

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

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 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 presents the county's budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 at the Main Assembly Room of the City-County Building in downtown Knoxville on May 5, 2025.