Public Notices

Posted March 12, 2026

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST)
NOTICE OF LAND USE RESTRICTIONS

At the request of the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC), Division of Underground Storage Tanks (DUST), the remedial efforts of petroleum hydrocarbons that resulted from a historical release from an underground storage tank system at 5951 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN have been accomplished. The site is identified by TDEC as Facility ID No. 2-470585. A Notice of Land Use Restriction (NLUR) has been developed and accepted by TDEC-DUST. Persons wishing to comment or provide additional information may do so in writing to the named contact:

Rick Huchison
TDEC, Division of USTs
Knoxville Field Office
3711 Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville, TN 37921 • (865) 333-8636

Posted March 11, 2026

Posted March 10, 2026

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

SEVIER COUNTY, TN - The next SCPLB (Sevier County Public Library Board) is rescheduled for Tuesday, April 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the Capitol Conference Room at the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville. For additional information regarding the meeting, please contact Rhonda Tippitt at (865) 365-1416.

Posted March 4, 2026

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS
OF HOME FEDERAL BANK OF TENNESSEE

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of the above-named bank will be held at Home Federal Bank, Lower Level, 515 Market Street, Knoxville, Tennessee on the 19th day of March, 2026 at the hour of 1:00 P. M. of said day. The business to be taken up at the said Annual Meeting shall be:

1. Fixing the number of directors and the electing of directors.

2. Considering and voting upon reports of officers and committees of the Bank.

3. Considering and voting upon ratification of the acts of the directors and officers of the Bank.

4. Considering and voting upon charitable contributions by the Bank.

5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, and any business that may be required by law or regulation.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dated at Knoxville, Tennessee

February 19, 2026

Posted February 27, 2026

Knoxville City Council Dinner

Members of the Knoxville City Council will gather for dinner next Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 5 pm in Room 461 of the City-County Building. Councilman Nathan Honeycutt will provide a District Two update, and this will be inclusive of a general overview, as time allows, in the following areas:

• Overview
• Neighborhoods
• Parks and Greenways
• Preservation
• Development

Members of the media and public are welcome to observe.

Posted February 27, 2026

Tennessee Board of Regents quarterly meeting

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) will hold its next regular quarterly meeting March 4, 2026, at the TBR system office in Nashville. The board governs the College System of Tennessee – the state’s public community colleges and colleges of applied technology.

Agenda highlights include, but are not limited to, informational reporting and updates on the Tennessee Direct Admissions initiative, state legislation affecting the system, electronic learner records, and high impact practices for teaching and learning; review of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 financial report, and consideration of proposed revisions to three TBR policies, faculty emeriti designations, and a proposed building naming.

The board will convene at 1:30 p.m. CT, Wednesday, March 4, in the ground-floor boardroom at the TBR System Office, 1 Bridgestone Park, Nashville, TN 37214. The meeting will be livestreamed and archived on the TBR website at https://www.tbr.edu/board/march-2026-quarterly-board-meeting.

The full board agenda, executive summary, and board materials are posted at the meeting link above.

The proposed policy revisions are for TBR policies regarding Family, Medical, and Service Member Leave, Motor Vehicles, and Emergency Management Planning. There are two faculty emeriti nominations – one each from Dyersburg State Community College and Southwest Tennessee Community College. The building naming request is from Nashville State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Dickson for the new facility in Dickson that the two colleges share.

The meetings are open to the public. Contact Dr. Mariah Perry, Board Secretary, at mariah.perry@tbr.edu or 615-366-3927 for security access or accommodations by 3 p.m. CT Tuesday, March 3.

The meeting may include members participating by electronic means.

Persons who want to request to address the Board may follow the process authorized by TBR Policy 1.02.12.00 – Requests to Address the Board, here  and using the request form that is an attachment in the upper right corner of the policy webpage. 

Posted February 24, 2026

Knoxville City Council Workshop Agenda

The Knoxville City Council will hold a workshop on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 6:00pm in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building. Knoxville-Knox County Planning staff will provide an overview of the rezoning and plan amendment request process from application submittal through legislative review. Staff will also provide a preliminary overview of the upcoming Comprehensive Plan process.

The agenda and presentation slides are available for viewing and download here: https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/agenda

Posted February 19, 2026

Upcoming UT Board of Trustees Meetings Announced

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will hold its winter meetings Feb. 26–27 in the Mooney Library located on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus (Mooney Building, 875 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163).

Meetings are scheduled as follows:

Thursday, Feb. 26
• 12:30 p.m. CST – Education, Research and Service Committee
• 1:45 p.m. CST – Finance and Administration Committee
• 3:30 p.m. CST – Audit and Compliance Committee*

(*) An executive, nonpublic session of the Audit and Compliance Committee will immediately follow the conclusion of the public session. Friday, Feb. 27 8:30 a.m. CST – Winter Meeting of the Board of Trustees

All meeting times are approximate. If a meeting ends earlier or later than expected, the next meeting may begin following a short break. All public meetings will be webcast live and archived for later viewing; a link to the webcast will be available at tennessee.edu.

Agenda items include, but are not limited to:

• President’s report
• UT System strategic plan
• UT Chattanooga strategic plan
• Fiscal year 2026-27 tuition levels, UT Health Science Center
• Revised fiscal year 2025-26 operating budget
• Fiscal year 2026-27 state budget amendment request
Revised Student Code of Conduct, UT Martin

The full agenda for each meeting and all related materials are available at https://tennessee.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/live-broadcast/ or by contacting the individuals listed below.

Requests to address the board concerning items on the meeting agenda or other issues germane to the responsibilities of the board may be submitted using the registration form available at https://tennessee.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/engage/request-to-appear/. Requests will be accepted until 5 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 23. The board’s Standing Rule Governing Requests to Address the Board (also available at the above link) describes the procedures, terms and conditions that govern requests to address the board. The Board of Trustees will notify registrants whether they will be scheduled to speak at the meeting and, if so, the specific time and place of their presentations.

Anyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance to attend this meeting may contact the individuals listed below to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact may be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Feb. 25.

The University of Tennessee System distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of the state open meetings law.

February 17, 2026

Council to Consider Eight Applicants for Upcoming Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section Vacancy

Nashville, Tenn. – The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will consider eight applicants when it meets to select nominees for an upcoming vacancy on the Court of Criminal Appeals Eastern Section, after the appointment of Judge Kyle A. Hixson to the Tennessee Supreme Court.

The applicants include:

Bryce William McKenzie

Paul Othneil Moyle IV

Alex E. Pearson

Marshall A. Raines, Jr.

Hector Ian Sanchez

Stacy Lee Street

Thomas J. Tabor, Jr.

Brennan Maureen Wingerte

Public interviews of the applicants are scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2026, in the courtroom of the Knoxville Supreme Court Building located at 505 Main St. Knoxville, TN 37902. At the conclusion of the interviews, the Council will vote to send three applicants to the governor.

Any member of the public may attend the public hearing and can express, orally or in writing, objections concerning applicant(s) for the judicial vacancy. If you require an accommodation and/or have special needs because of a qualified disability, or have questions about the Council, please contact AOC Assistant General Counsel Laura Blount at 615-741-2687 or laura.blount@tncourts.gov.

February 12, 2026

Tennessee Board of Regents Audit Committee Meeting

The Audit Committee of the Tennessee Board of Regents will meet in a regular session Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The agenda includes informational reporting on various audit findings and recommendations, audit reports and reviews, and internal audit updates. Action items include revisions to Fiscal Year 2026 internal audit plans.

The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. CT. It will be held by teleconferencing and will be live-streamed and archived on the TBR website here, except for a portion of the meeting required by state law to be confidential. The complete agendas and supporting materials are posted at the meeting link above. 

Upon request to the Board Secretary at board.secretary@tbr.edu, no later than three days prior to the meetings, we will make a space available at the TBR System Office in Nashville for public viewing of the livestream of the meeting. Anyone needing accessibility accommodations should contact the Board Secretary or 615-366-3927.

Persons who want to request to address the board may follow the process authorized by TBR Policy 1.02.12.00 – Requests to Address the Board.

February 12, 2026

Knoxville Audit Committee Meeting

The City of Knoxville Audit Committee will meet next Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 3:00pm in Room 461 of the City County Building. The meeting agenda and packet are available here: https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/agenda. Members of the public and media are welcome to attend.

February 10, 2026

Knoxville City Council Event

Multiple members of the Knoxville City Council will hold a “Meet Your City Councilmembers” event on Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am at Shoney’s, 4020 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. The event will include the following:

• An introduction by 6th District Councilman Denzel Grant
• Introductions by other councilmembers in attendance
• A Question-and-Answer period about city services
• Announcements
• Closing remarks by Councilman Grant

There will not be any discussion about any matters that may foreseeably be on a City Council agenda. Members of the media and public are welcome to attend.

February 9, 2026

UT Health Science Center Releases Proposed Tuition and Mandatory Fee Increases

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center when the board meets on Feb. 26–27 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Tennessee law (Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-7-1603) requires boards of public universities to provide public notice of proposed increases to tuition and mandatory fees charged to in-state undergraduate students at least 15 days prior to holding a public meeting to adopt increases. Individuals may provide comments during the 15-day period, and a transcript of comments received will be provided to the UT Board of Trustees. The public comment period will end Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. EST/5 p.m. CST. Anyone with a disability who wishes to provide feedback may contact the individuals listed below to request any additional assistance.

Detailed information regarding the tuition and mandatory fee proposal (including an explanation of the increases, the purpose for which revenue derived from these increases will be used and a description of the efforts to mitigate the effect of these increases) and how to comment on the proposal, can be found at: https://tennessee.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/tuition-and-fee-proposal/

The University of Tennessee System distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of state open meetings law.

February 5, 2026

UT Campus Advisory Board Meeting Postponed

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Advisory Board meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, has been postponed.

Some members of the advisory board are unable to attend due to recent winter weather across the state. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is distributing this notice in compliance with the public notice requirement of the Tennessee Open Meetings Act.

February 4, 2026

TVA Board of Directors to Host Public Session and Quarterly Meeting in Hopkinsville, Ky.

The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors invites the public to join in person or online for its quarterly business meeting at 9 a.m. CT on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the James E. Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville, Ky. A live stream of the meeting will be available at TVA.com.

A public listening session will be held the day before, Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT at the same location. This session provides an opportunity for the public to share input directly with the Board. Individuals wishing to address the Board have the choice of registering to speak in person or submitting written comments through the Board’s webpage at tva.com/board. Individuals without computer access can register to speak or arrange to submit written comments by calling 865-632-8380.

The Board will convene at 9 a.m. CT on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the conference center. Directors will consider the agenda items listed below.

Agenda

1. Approval of Minutes of the November 6, 2025 Board Meeting

2. Report of the People and Governance Committee
A. Revision of Approved Strategic Elements and Revision of People and Governance Committee Charter
B. Revision of Approved Long-term Incentive Plan Measures and Goals

3. Report of the Audit, Risk, and Cybersecurity Committee

4. Report of the Operations and Nuclear Oversight Committee

5. Report of the External Stakeholders and Regulation Committee
A. Load Greater than 100 MWs
B. Revision of External Stakeholders and Regulation Committee Charter

6. Report of the Finance, Rates, and Portfolio Committee
A. Cumberland and Kingston Evaluations

7. Report from President and CEO

8. Information Item

A. Committee Assignments

Those who plan to attend the meeting and have special needs should call TVA Public Relations at 865-632-6000. Anyone who wishes to comment on the agenda in writing may send their comments to: TVA Board of Directors, Board Agenda Comments, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37902.

As our nation’s energy demand grows, driven by AI, advanced manufacturing, and economic expansion, TVA is unleashing American energy by making historic capital investments to ensure reliable, affordable power for American jobs and communities for generations to come. Learn more at TVA.com.

February 4, 2026

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

SEVIER COUNTY, TN. Due to the recent snowy weather and ice-covered roads, the SCPLB (Sevier County Public Library Board) meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Rel & Wilma Maples History Center at the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville. For additional information regarding the meeting, please contact Rhonda Tippitt at (865) 365-1416.

January 30, 2026

Knoxville City Council Dinner

Members of the Knoxville City Council will gather for dinner next Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 5pm in Room 461 of the City-County Building. Councilwoman Karyn Adams will provide a District One update, and this will be inclusive of a general overview, as times allows, in the following areas:

• General geography, history, institutions, areas, and projects
• Neighborhoods and organizations
• Down River Master Plan
• Sevier Avenue Streetscapes
• Rail/Trail Art Trail
• Bridges and Connectivity
• Urban Wilderness
• Augusta Quarry
• Butterfly Lake
• Historic Giffin Square

Members of the media and public are welcome to observe.

January 30, 2026

UT Knoxville Advisory Board To Meet February 6

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Advisory Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, in Room 500 of the John D. Tickle Engineering Building, 817 Neyland Drive.

The agenda includes updates from the chancellor, the Division of Advancement and the Tickle College of Engineering.

The full agenda and materials for the meeting will be available before the meeting on the chancellor’s website. The meeting will be broadcast live and archived for later viewing.

Anyone with a disability who wishes to attend can contact Susan England at 865-974-2444 or sengla10@utk.edu to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact can be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is distributing this notice in compliance with the public notice requirement of the Tennessee Open Meetings Act.

January 29, 2026

UT Health Sciences Advisory Board to Hold
Winter Meeting Feb. 6

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, Feb. 6, at 10:30 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus.

On the Agenda:

• Chancellor’s update
• Special recognition
• College of Medicine update
• College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building update
• Enterprise risk management
• Tuition and fee proposal

While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT Health Science Center Advisory Board and the minutes and webcasts from previous meetings are available on the board’s webpage.

Individuals with special needs who wish to attend this meeting may contact the ADA coordinator for the Office of Compliance, 920 Madison Ave., Suite 825, Memphis, TN, 38163, telephone 901.448.2112 (office), 901.448.7382 (V/TTY), email oc-hsc@uthsc.edu, to request services needed to facilitate attendance.

January 28, 2026

TVA Board of Directors to Host Public Session and Quarterly Meeting in Hopkinsville, Ky.

The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors invites the public to join its quarterly business meeting, in person or online, at 9 a.m. CT on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The meeting will be held at the James E. Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville, Ky. A live stream of the meeting will be available at TVA.com.

A public listening session will be held at the same location the day before, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Feb. 10. This session provides an opportunity for the public to share input directly with the Board. Pre-registration is required to speak. The meeting agenda and instructions for signing up will be posted on the Board of Director’s webpage by the end of the day on Wednesday, Feb. 4. 

As our nation’s energy demand grows, driven by AI, advanced manufacturing, and economic expansion, TVA is unleashing American energy by making historic capital investments to ensure reliable, affordable power for American jobs and communities for generations to come. Learn more at TVA.com.

January 9, 2026

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

SEVIER COUNTY, TN. The Sevier County Public Library Board will meet on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the Capitol Conference Room at the King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville. For additional information regarding the meeting, please get in touch with Rhonda Tippitt at (865) 365-1416.

January 2, 2026

Knoxville City Council Dinner Scheduled

Members of the Knoxville City Council will gather for dinner next Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 5:00pm in Room 461 of the City-County Building. Members will discuss the workshop schedule and process for the 2026 calendar year. Members of the public and media are welcome to observe.

January 2, 2026

UT Board of Trustees Executive Committee to Meet

KNOXVILLE – The Executive Committee of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. EST/8 a.m. CST on Friday, Jan. 9, with members participating virtually.

Agenda items include, but are not limited to:

• President’s update
• Appointment and terms of employment of university officer

The agenda and materials for the public session are available at: https://tennessee.edu/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/.

The meeting will be webcast live and archived for later viewing. A link to the webcast will be available at tennessee.edu. The live webcast will also be available for public viewing in Room P08, located on the plaza level of the UT Tower (400 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902). Visitors to the UT Tower must have a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, a passport or other accepted form of identification that meets the requirements for access to federal property.

Anyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance to attend the virtual meeting may contact the individuals listed below to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact may be made in writing, by email or by telephone and should be received no later than 5 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Jan. 6.

The University of Tennessee System distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of state open meetings law.