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Holiday Decorating Crew: ‘We Always Want Downtown to Look Its Best’ 
If you like the way downtown shines and twinkles during the holidays, thank Dustin Hinshaw, the Public Service Department crew leader whose team every year hangs 2,000 strands of lights and constructs ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Nov 19, 2020 at 10:48 PM
  
200,000 Twinkling Lights: City Employees Bring the Holiday Sparkle 
It wouldn’t quite be accurate to say that Downtown is being lit up with a dazzling light display this Christmas despite a global pandemic. Rather, Downtown will be flooded in even more red and whit ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Nov 19, 2020 at 10:48 PM
  
Record Voter Turnout: A Big Thanks to the 1,000 Poll Workers Who Kept the Election Running Smoothly! 
Did you know that close to 1,000 people are needed to manage a Knox County election? It took that many poll workers to smoothly accommodate the record turnout for Tuesday's presidential electio ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Nov 05, 2020 at 1:30 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
  
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
  
Chilhowee Park Neighbors Praise Speed Humps 
As recently as a few months ago, day and night, impatient (or thrill-seeking) motorists would speed at 60 mph along the straight-as-an-arrow Woodbine Avenue in East Knoxville. On East Fifth Avenue, ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Sep 11, 2020 at 12:06 PM
  
1st Concrete Deck Poured for New Jackson Avenue Ramps; 2nd Pour Anticipated This Week 
Visible, dramatic progress is being made on the Jackson Avenue Ramp Replacement Project. But the nearly $7 million project will take a few months longer than initially estimated. "We know that the ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Sep 10, 2020 at 12:19 PM
  
Update on I-275 Business Park Improvements: Roadbed Graded, Stormwater Pipe Installed 
Check out the quick work happening as part of the I-275 Business Park Access Improvements Project. In less than two months, the roadbed for the extension of Blackstock Avenue has been graded. (The ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Aug 31, 2020 at 1:37 PM
  
All4Knox Mayors' Community Summit  
The empathy in the room was palpable during the Heather Starbuck’s keynote address at the Mayors’ All4Knox Summit on substance misuse on August 2, 2019. Starbuck’s heartbreaking story of losing her ... more» 
Posted by fmcanally  On Aug 31, 2020 at 1:32 PM
  
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