A push to lift Tennessee’s minimum wage to $20 stalled in a House subcommittee on Feb. 11, leaving the state at the federal $7.25 floor.

Alcoa commissioners unanimously endorsed a plan urging Blount County to reappraise property every two years to better match fast‑moving market values. Officials say the change would blunt sudden valuation swings that recently hit local budgets.

Lamar Brown filed suit in Knox County Circuit Court on Feb. 11, 2026, saying he was made the "fall guy" after a district probe that removed him from coaching. The complaint names Knox County Schools, the board and Superintendent Jon Rysewyk.

A Tennessee Comptroller study finds Knox County’s courts are roughly 2.4 judges short, straining dockets for homicide, family and civil cases. The shortfall sits inside a statewide judge gap.

Knox County’s push for more psychiatric beds hit a roadblock after Gov. Bill Lee’s budget left out the $20M leaders sought, leaving a proposed 30‑bed plan unfunded. Local lawmakers say they’ll press for the money in a supplemental budget.

A state law lets certified facility dogs accompany child and other vulnerable witnesses during courtroom testimony with a judge's approval, setting training, health and insurance standards.

New TVA documents show the utility may keep Kingston’s coal units online while a new gas plant and battery storage are built, reopening long-settled plans for the site.

Knox County plans to shift oversight of the Richard L. Bean juvenile detention center to Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin amid long-running scrutiny. County leaders will lay out the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting.

Council advanced noise and zoning changes that would limit car-wash hours and force sound-dampening for businesses near homes after neighbors complained. The measures now move through the reading process.

A brief human error knocked Tennessee’s online voter lookup offline Tuesday night, officials say the computer glitch was fixed quickly. The outage affected the GoVoteTN lookup tool.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee welcomed five new members with diverse backgrounds, including military and law enforcement experience.

The WCSO in Tennessee has established successful programs addressing addiction and mental health in jails, significantly reducing recidivism and aiding inmate rehabilitation.

A proposed Knox County ordinance would require nonprofits to certify they don't use county grants to help undocumented immigrants, prompting protests and a delay.