by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 8, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) highlighted the role of its Knoxville office in a multinational investigation that resulted in July federal indictments against two alleged high-ranking members of the United Cartels, a major methamphetamine trafficking...
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 | Jun 8, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon sent a letter to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Committee on Monday, saying she will introduce an ordinance seeking a one-year moratorium on large data centers in Knoxville. Kincannon is pursuing “recommendations” about “guardrails...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 8, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon sent a letter to the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Committee on Monday, saying she will introduce an ordinance seeking a one-year moratorium on large data centers in Knoxville. Kincannon is pursuing “recommendations” about “guardrails...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 31, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is poised to become “two or three times larger than it was last year,” according to The Tennessee Star’s Lead Reporter Tom Pappert, who says a surge of 12,000 new hires is now translating into plans for expanded office...
by Zachery Schmidt | Dec 9, 2025 | Education, Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
A Christian charter school sued the Knox County Board of Education last week, challenging Tennessee state law that prevents religious groups from participating in the state’s charter school program. Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville is challenging Tennessee state law...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 4, 2025 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
Knoxville voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have increased the city’s sales tax rate by half a cent. The referendum was rolled out earlier this year after Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon proposed that the city’s sales tax – with the exception of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 2, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
The Knox Pride Festival and Parade scheduled for this upcoming weekend has been canceled due to organizers being unable to secure liability insurance for the event. John Camp, executive director of the Knox Pride Community and Resource Center, made the announcement...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 20, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
The group Indivisible Tennessee is planning “Tesla Takedown” protests at four Tesla showrooms across the Volunteer State on Saturday. At 1:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 22, the group plans to stage protests outside the Tesla showrooms located in Franklin,...
