It’s easy to cover Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs because he speaks clearly and in sound bites. There’s none of the aw-shucks banter of Tim Burchett or the shyster smoothness …
Second Saturday concerts launch this week
Knox County is again hosting its Second Saturday Concert Series this summer as the Parks & Recreation Department will oversee live music at The Cove and Clayton Park.
The free concerts …
Read City USA aims to improve family literacy
Have the kids signed up for Read City USA’s Tails and Tales program yet? According to the Knox County Public Library, only 40% of Knox County students are reading at …
Seymour VFD celebrates expansion of Station 2
The Seymour community is growing, and the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department is growing along with it.
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Ninth District County Commissioner Carson Dailey joined in the …
COVID-19 spurs increased use of executive power
Governing by decree runs counter to the principles upon which the nation was founded. Locally, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs reluctantly bowed to Gov. Bill Lee’s statewide “Safer at Home” …
Mayor Jacobs should have seen it coming
Rob Link is the communications director for Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. We asked him what the mayor’s plan is now that the town of Farragut has rejected his proposed …
KnoxGives seeks 2,500 volunteers for community service projects
Volunteer East Tennessee – with support from the United Way of Greater Knoxville, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs – is inviting kind-hearted volunteers and nonprofit …
Mayor Glenn Jacobs: ‘I’m having a blast’
Every Friday, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs posts a recap of the week’s activities on Facebook. Mayor watchers invariably are greeted with Jacobs’ smiling face as he ticks off his …