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October 2020 - Posts

Until recent weeks, the vacated St. Mary's Hospital campus in North Knoxville was a dense maze of red brick add-on buildings - some outdated and without a practical reuse, others awaiting some TLC and ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Oct 15, 2020 at 2:22 PM

Fatal shooting - 5300 block of Central Avenue Pike

Victim Identified from Red Roof Inn Shooting The victim of the fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at the Red Roof Inn located at 5334 Central Avenue Pike has been identified as John Townsend (DOB 4/30/62) of Knoxville, Tennessee. The second victim remains in critical conditi ... more»

Posted by serland On Oct 14, 2020 at 10:49 AM

October 13, 2020 Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory Newsletter Available

The Office of Neighborhoods publishes an almost-weekly newsletter, Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory, which covers news of interest to Knoxville's resident-led, resident-controlled neighborhood organiza ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Oct 13, 2020 at 8:24 PM

Picking Colors: New Jackson Avenue Ramps to Match Surroundings, Stay Historically Accurate

We’ve all started a home interior painting project by going to the paint store and loading up on paint chips – and then anguishing over trying to pick the perfect color. The process is surprisi ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Oct 13, 2020 at 10:55 AM

Shooting near 1900 block of Texas Avenue

Victim Identified from North Knoxville Shooting (October 12, 2020, 5:25 p.m.) The victim from the shooting that occurred on Monday, October 12, 2020 near the 1900 block of Texas Avenue has been identified as Demario Lowery (DOB 9/9/94) of Detroit, Michigan. There are no suspects in custody and th ... more»

Posted by serland On Oct 12, 2020 at 5:25 PM

Effective Planning, Better Rating Prompts Lower Flood Insurance Premiums

About a year ago, the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System issued a new Class 6 ranking for Knoxville, improved from a Class 8 ranking. That might sound dull, but the better ra ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Oct 09, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Update: Contractor Continuing Progress on I-275 Business Park Improvements

Three months into the start of the $5.4 million I-275 Business Park Access Improvements Project, gas lines have been welded together and placed below ground. A road bed has been built. Catch b ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Oct 09, 2020 at 1:44 PM

Shooting at Hembree and MLK Jr. Avenue

On Friday, October 9, 2020 at around 1:40 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the area of Hembree Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue after a male victim reported that he had been shot. Upon arrival, officers observed a male suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the c ... more»

Posted by serland On Oct 09, 2020 at 11:23 AM

William Large, 27, Arrested For Felony Theft on N. Broadway

On Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at around 12:15 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the 3400 block of N. Broadway in reference to a male inside of the fenced in area of Cherokee Auto Sales laying in a vehicle with the hood up. Officers arrived on scene and located the male subject ... more»

Posted by serland On Oct 07, 2020 at 12:39 PM

Week 33: Preserving St. Mary's Legacy

Usually, repurposing a large vacant commercial site starts with knocking out walls and razing obsolete buildings. There's been plenty of that going on for the past eight months at the North Knoxvil ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Oct 07, 2020 at 11:34 AM

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