Knoxville voters reject proposed sales tax increase

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposal to increase the local option sales tax to fund infrastructure improvements and ...
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Men’s basketball looks to break 55-year March Madness drought

After Rice men’s basketball finished 13-19 last season at the bottom of the American Conference, head coach Rob Lanier said he has hopes of turning the program around in his second season with the ...

Tennessee makes it into the initial College Football Playoff rankings

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Vols made it into the initial College Football Playoff rankings that were released on ...

Knoxville voters strike down plan to increase city sales tax

With 100% of precincts reporting totals from Election Day and results counted from early voting and absentee ballots, the ...

The results are in: Meet your new Knoxville City Council members

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Thousands of people in the City of Knoxville have cast their vote, and the results are in. Among ...

Knoxville voters decide against raising sales tax inside city limits

Had the sales tax increase passed, it would have raised the city’s sales tax rate by a half-percent from 2.25% to 2.75%.