https://knoxvillelocal.com/Local news for Knoxville, Tennessee: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Knox County.en-GBSat, 31 Oct 2026 12:53:15 +0000https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-31/https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-31/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 31: 8 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-30/https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 9 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-30/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 30: 11 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-council-energy-contract-trane/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-council-energy-contract-trane/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCity Council backed a $3.4 million Trane contract for new lighting at 75 city buildings, repaid by savings in 12 years. It also funded 100 affordable apartments.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-chapman-highway-safe-streets-open-house/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-chapman-highway-safe-streets-open-house/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSee the plan for paths and medians on Chapman Highway from Blount Avenue to Woodlawn Pike, 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. The $22.25M project is set to start in 2028.https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-29/https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 7 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-29/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 29: 11 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-world-rally-championship-2027/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-world-rally-championship-2027/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsRally US will run Aug. 26-29, 2027, from a base at World's Fair Park, with a start in Nashville and gravel stages in 15-plus Tennessee and Kentucky counties.https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 10 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-28/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 28: 11 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-27/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 27: 8 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-27/https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-27/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 27: 10 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-charter-amendment-council-primary-2026/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-charter-amendment-council-primary-2026/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA yes vote Nov. 3 lets a City Council candidate with a majority win in the primary. In 2025, three of five district primary leaders had one and ran again anyway.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-haiti-festival-2026/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-haiti-festival-2026/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnKnoxville Haiti Festival runs 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Immaculate Conception Church with Konpa and merengue lessons. Proceeds go to a sister parish in Haiti.https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-26/https://knoxvillelocal.com/daily-debrief-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 26: 9 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-26/https://knoxvillelocal.com/morning-notes-2026-10-26/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsOct. 26: 9 items from Knoxville's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-pepsi-plant-closing/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-pepsi-plant-closing/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Pepsi Bottling Group plant at 2708 Federal Road is closing, with 112 jobs ending Jan. 1, the state's WARN filing shows. Workers are paid until then.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-michelin-guide-2026/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-michelin-guide-2026/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA Dopo, the pizza restaurant on Williams Street, is Knoxville's first Bib Gourmand. Au Bon Coin, J.C. Holdway and Potchke Deli are also in the 2026 guide.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-warming-centers-winter-2026/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-warming-centers-winter-2026/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA fire took North Knox Baptist Church out of this winter's warming center plan. The housing office is looking for one or two more host sites for December to February.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-unemployment-august-2026/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-unemployment-august-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsKnoxville's unemployment rate was 3.5% in August, up from 3.4% a year earlier, and 1,780 fewer residents had jobs. Knox County: 3.2%. Tennessee: 3.7%.https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-violence-intervention-rfp/https://knoxvillelocal.com/knoxville-violence-intervention-rfp/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe city wants community groups to run violence-reduction services in five areas. Proposals are due 11 a.m. Nov. 11; an info session is Thursday, Oct. 22.