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First Creek Along Broadway a Little Cleaner with Help from Adopt-a-Stream Program

- Communications intern Kenny Richmond A local brewery, Crafty Bastard, recently adopted a half-mile section of First Creek through the City’s Adopt-a-Stream program. New signs hailing the brew ... more»

Posted by Guest On Jul 12, 2018 at 11:31 AM

Replacement of 8 Deteriorating Downtown Crosswalks Gets Underway

Today, contractor crews with Design and Construction Services Inc. got started downtown on a $182,040 project to replace eight deteriorating brick crosswalks with stained stamped concrete crosswal ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jul 09, 2018 at 3:51 PM

Parks and Recreation Summer Camp Revamp, K.O.R.E., Sees Record-Breaking Numbers

Field trip at the Hank Rappe Playground in Lakeshore Park. This year, the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department reinvented its summer camp program, now known as K.O.R.E. Camp. The ... more»

Posted by Guest On Jul 06, 2018 at 4:23 PM

City Takes Ownership of WWI Doughboy Memorial Statue

Standing prominently on Fifth Avenue, Knoxville High School was a co-ed institution from 1910-1951, after which it was used for administrative offices. After city and county schools merged in 1987 ... more»

Posted by ptravis On Jun 29, 2018 at 12:09 PM

Cramped Quarters at KPD: ‘We’ve Turned Closets Into Offices’

Deputy Police Chief Cindy Gass, like many KPD veterans, has a deep personal history with the quirky, sometimes crumbling and often temperamental 49-year-old Safety Building. But that doesn’t mean ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jun 26, 2018 at 6:10 PM

Baldwin Honored as Firefighter of the Year

Congratulations to Master Firefighter Kevin D. Baldwin, honored today as KFD’s 2017 Firefighter of the Year. In April 2017, Baldwin helped drag a man away from a burning tanker truck filled wi ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jun 25, 2018 at 5:17 PM

City Crews Prep Race Course for USA Cycling Events

The City’s Public Service crews worked through the week prepping the course for this weekend’s USA Cycling events, which is bringing hundreds of elite international athletes to Knoxville. Crews cle ... more»

Posted by Guest On Jun 22, 2018 at 9:54 AM

Repaving Work on West Hills Park parking lots and Northwest Greenway to Begin Wednesday

The City’s Engineering Department is currently overseeing the 2018 Facilities Paving Project, which includes resurfacing for five City facilities, including: West Hills Park parking lot, 400 N Wins ... more»

Posted by Guest On Jun 19, 2018 at 5:29 PM

City's Business Breakfast Welcomes Record Number

A record number of business representatives -- approximately 420 -- attended the City’s 10th annual Business Breakfast, held Wednesday, June 13, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Wyatt's Cla ... more»

Posted by ptravis On Jun 15, 2018 at 10:21 AM

Business Breakfast: Inventor Among the 420 Attendees

At today's 10th annual Business Breakfast, Martin Aaron Wade was unique. He's the owner of Aaron's DI, a general contractor, and he once did contract work for the "My Front Yard" home repair pr ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Jun 14, 2018 at 12:30 PM

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