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 tabbed retired Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Brian Bivens as the head of the county’s ...

Brian Bivens, the new interim director of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center, sat down with 6 News anchor Bo ...

Knox News reported June 2 that state investigators on April 7 had talked to the facility's only nurse, Stefani Clowers, for ...

Knox County names Brian Bivens as interim director of the juvenile detention center, succeeding Richard L. Bean upon his ...

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

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County commissioners decided the future of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center Monday ...

The Knox County Commission on June 23 overhauled decades of leadership at the troubled juvenile detention center.

The new board consists of five county commissioners; one was appointed by Knox County juvenile judge Tim Irwin.

Knox County commissioners vote to temporarily transfer oversight of a juvenile center to the Sheriff's Office.

County leaders have been scrambling to implement new leadership after two employees were fired in apparent retaliation for reporting problems at the center, according to Knox County Mayor Glenn ...