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As summer gets underway, Mayor Kincannon shares a special thank you to all City employees helping to bring events back to our City.
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 Employees Celebrated at Annual Luncheon
City employees who have put in a collective 2,175 years serving their colleagues and Knoxville residents were served lunch on June 4 during the annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon.
Members of Civil Service, Human Resources and Special Events departments helped throw the casual event, which in previous years has been held in the banquet room at Calhoun’s on the River.
This year's venue: home of the Knoxville Ice Bears.
See photos of the celebration and some of its honorees.
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City Grants $200K to Provide Summer Programs
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$2M Committed to Burlington Streetscape
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Community Solar: 'Green and Proud of It'
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City, KAT:
We’re Hiring!
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Have you met the new Human Resources team? If not, they want to get to know you!
In fact, there are a lot of exciting things happening in this reestablished department and these changes could impact you.
HR is also asking for your help with a fun art project!
Click below to find out what you Need to Know from Director of Human Resources Kelly Drummond and her team.
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Back row left to right: Kristi Tunstall and Jessica Marr
Front row left to right: Kelly Drummond, Michelle Black, Brooke Bright, and Candace Chavigne
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Service Spotlight: U.S. Navy Vet Continues Service at KFD
 Master Firefighter James Womble has been with the Knoxville Fire Department for more than 20 years.
He's learned many skills in that time, but he also brought some very specialized skills with him from his time in the U.S. Navy and at Tiger Claw martial arts.
Read more about why he's a valued KFD colleague.
Service Spotlight: City Employees Make COVID-19 Memorial a Reality
 Mayor Indya Kincannon wanted a permanent public memorial to honor our lost loved ones, shared community sacrifices and heroic efforts taken to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A team of City employees – planners, painters, sign makers and the guy who coordinates downtown happenings – responded to prepare the Clinch Avenue Viaduct archway so that artist Kelsey Montague could transform it into a powerful and poignant memorial.
"Anytime you work with 116-year-old infrastructure, in a popular public space with lots of foot traffic, it's a complicated undertaking," Mayor Kincannon said. "But we were committed to creating this memorial and doing it well.
"We're appreciative of the can-do effort of all the City employees who played a role in this project. Their problem-solving and hard work kept costs low, which enabled us and Dogwood Arts to bring in a nationally-known artist."
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 The mystery employee for June 2021 has lived in East Tennessee for eight years and worked with the City of Knoxville for three. His favorite food is anything spicy, particularly Mexican cuisine. His sense of smell hasn’t fully returned since he had COVID-19.
This City employee enjoys spending time with his family.
Can you guess who it is?
Find out!
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 See who's celebrating a significant work anniversary for June and thank them for their service!
The City of Knoxville is filled with amazing employees who are often recognized for their work in our community. We want to share those honors with your co-workers!
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CITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT |