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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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evreeland
On Jun 14, 2018 at 12:30 PM
Business Breakfast: 'There are always some opportunities for everyone'
Rebecca Barr Rupp is a committed advocate of the City's annual Business Breakfast. The benefits of talking over the details of upcoming contracts, she says, are too great for small businesses - an ...
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evreeland
On Jun 14, 2018 at 12:29 PM
Business Breakfast: Family Business Keeps New Public Works Service Center Sparkling Clean
Since the new Public Works Service Center opened in September 2016, it’s been up to Ingrid Traynham and her small company to keep the interior of the new building - all 45,560 square feet of it - sp ...
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On Jun 14, 2018 at 12:28 PM
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