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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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December 2018 - Posts
Our Winter Work blog series has caught up with City employees to find out how they help make the holidays happen downtown. We reached out to Public Service's Mark Karns to find out how they keep downt ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 28, 2018 at 8:45 AM
  
We've been covering how City employees make the holidays happen in our "Winter Work" blog series. We caught up with Capt. John Dodson to learn about how Knoxville Fire Department's first responders ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 28, 2018 at 8:38 AM
  
In our "Winter Work" blog series, we've been catching up with Public Works and Public Safety staff to learn about how they support City holiday events and traditions in all weather conditions. At e ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 28, 2018 at 8:36 AM
  
Last month, we looked at development on the western end of the South Waterfront. (Click HERE to view that blog post.) Here’s a quick breakdown of what's going on along the eastern half of the South Wa ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 26, 2018 at 5:11 PM
  
A team from Knoxville, led by Mayor Madeline Rogero, joined five other cities from across the U.S. for a Mayors’ Institute on Opioids, which convened in Nashville Dec. 10-12. The meeting included n ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 17, 2018 at 1:38 PM
  
The light poles on Gay Street showcase Christmas wreaths for the holiday season. The Winter Work blog series continues, as we highlight how City employees make the holidays happen. We rarely p ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 11, 2018 at 7:34 PM
  
Three truckloads of invasive weeds originating from personal aquariums were removed from Fountain City Lake. Weed trimming season may be over for most, but heaps of invasive aquatic weeds were pu ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 07, 2018 at 1:28 PM
  
Upon her induction as Knoxville’s Poet Laureate, Marilyn Kallet hit the ground running.  Just a week after her induction, the recently retired University of Tennessee Professor and Director of Crea ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Dec 07, 2018 at 1:08 PM
  
The $6.15 million North Central Streetscape Project that broke ground nearly a year ago has already met several milestones and is on its way to a spring 2019 completion.  Following KUB’s $1.85 mill ... more» 
Posted by ptravis  On Dec 06, 2018 at 11:56 AM
  
The Knoxville Fire Department’s new recruits had a rare opportunity - a controlled “live burn” training experience inside buildings at Walter P. Taylor Homes on Tuesday, Dec. 4. In full gear, t ... more» 
Posted by Guest  On Dec 05, 2018 at 5:29 PM