by Zachery Schmidt | Sep 2, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
In his final act as Knox County Mayor, Glenn Jacobs signed an ordinance banning county government agencies from using Flock cameras and other automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). The ordinance defines an ALPR as a “camera or imaging system capable of automatically...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 27, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A small East Tennessee city implemented a temporary moratorium on new data center development. The Loudon City Council passed a resolution this week to approve a 12-month ban on data centers by a 3-2 vote. Loudon is a city of around 7,000 residents, located nearly 40...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 25, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A Middle Tennessee city is considering implementing a temporary moratorium on new data center development. On Monday, the Gallatin Municipal Planning Commission recommended the city council implement a 12-month moratorium on new data centers. The recommendation comes...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 20, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Metro Nashville Council will contemplate data center regulations at its upcoming meeting. The council will meet on Wednesday to determine the fate of three bill proposals surrounding data centers: bills 1391, 1392, and 1448. Bill 1391 would add data center-related...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 13, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Knoxville City Council approved a resolution banning the development of data centers for one-year. In June, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon sent a letter to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Committee saying she planned to introduce an ordinance to temporarily ban...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 3, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Hamilton County is contemplating a one-year pause on new data centers. Mayor Weston Wamp introduced a resolution this week proposing a one-year ban on new data centers in the county, which has nearly 400,000 residents. The Hamilton County Commission will vote on the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 29, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Beau Hawk, the Democratic nominee for Knox County mayor, has admitted to attending a 2020 rally in Caracas, Venezuela, in support of then-President Nicolas Maduro, according to Knox News. The outlet reported that 35-year-old Hawk confirmed attending the March 2020...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 23, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
The Knox County Commission unanimously passed a resolution that bans data center construction for one year. The resolution will allow the county to develop zoning regulations for data centers to “address current and emerging technologies not yet covered by existing...
by Zachery Schmidt | May 19, 2026 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
The Knox County Commission unanimously passed a resolution on Monday stating data centers will not be able to connect to the electric grid. If data centers want to use on-site power generation sources such as solar, wind, fossil fuels, or nuclear power, they will need...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 12, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A 39-year old suspected illegal alien from Honduras is in custody in Knox County for allegedly fleeing law enforcement while intoxicated and causing a deadly vehicular crash which killed a husband and wife earlier this month. On December 4, Jose Roberto Rivera Recarte...
