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Welcome to the City Blog! Here you will find news and notes about City of Knoxville services, updates on ongoing projects, links to community events, and much more. If you have questions or comments about the Blog, please email [email protected]. If you would like to peruse our Blog Archives please click here.




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Dirty or overgrown lots can be more than just an eye sore. Improperly maintained properties can cause negative consequences for both the homeowner and surrounding residents.   What are Neighb ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Mar 12, 2024 at 4:01 PM
  
Most of the time, Johnathan Reno mows right-of-ways and trims vegetation in the Public Service Department’s Service Area South. But during last month’s longest-on-record all-hands-on-deck snowstorm ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 08, 2024 at 7:57 AM
  
If you're snowbound and in trouble, it's good to have a Knoxville police officer like John Morgan looking out for you. "We got a call about a 90-year-old man in Colonial Village who was running low ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 08, 2024 at 7:57 AM
  
Back streets too ice-covered for a fire truck to get through? The Knoxville Fire Department's life-saving EMS crews are going to find a way to get to where they're needed. During the mid-January ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 08, 2024 at 7:57 AM
  
When the snow kept falling, and falling, and City salt and plow trucks were steadily rolling into the Heavy Shop, Eric Armstrong’s team was a little like a NASCAR pit crew. Except that, instead of ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 08, 2024 at 7:56 AM
  
For most of a week, Ryan Noles lived, breathed and was immersed in the snowstorm. He couldn’t get away from it.  Not that he had any intention otherwise.  To assure he could get to the 3-1-1 Cen ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Feb 08, 2024 at 7:56 AM
  
Professional baseball and soccer in the new stadium might be a year away. But Elle Nelson, owner of Monkey's Bar a few blocks to the west, is already starting to brainstorm what specialty cocktails sh ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Jan 04, 2024 at 5:12 PM
  
Good weather and skilled crews led to an end-of-2023 milestone in construction of the City- and County-owned multi-use stadium in East Knoxville. All of the structural steel framing is now in place ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Jan 03, 2024 at 10:58 AM
  
Everyone loves the twinkle of the holiday lights, the whirl of the Market Square ice skaters, and the jolly community gatherings. City employees are maybe the biggest holiday revelers anywhere. The ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Dec 19, 2023 at 1:28 PM
  
Check out this cool photo of the new Baker Creek Preserve Pavilion, illuminated by the lights along the Baker Creek Greenway. The new $2.6 million amenity – hardscape areas, picnic tables, a wa ... more» 
Posted by evreeland  On Dec 19, 2023 at 1:26 PM
  
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