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Below you will find news releases from the City of Knoxville.

KPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint on January 31st
Posted: 01/17/2025
KPD officers will staff the checkpoint, which will be set up on N. Broadway just north of the downtown area. Read More
City Offices Closed for MLK Day
Posted: 01/17/2025
City of Knoxville offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Read More
Knoxville Becomes Tennessee's First Charging Smart City
Posted: 01/16/2025
The City of Knoxville is the first Tennessee city to join Charging Smart. Read More
City Court Inclement Weather Policy
Posted: 01/09/2025
In the event of inclement weather, City Court will follow the closing and delay schedule for Knox County Schools. Read More
$24.7 M RAISE Grant Awarded
Posted: 01/08/2025
The City of Knoxville has been awarded a $24.7 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help realize the South Knoxville Pedestrian Bridge. Read More
City Hosts Public Service Hiring Event Jan. 22
Posted: 01/07/2025
The City’s Public Works Department is hosting a first-of-its-kind hiring event on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, with the goal of hiring more than 20 entry-level Public Service employees. Read More
KAT Provides Free Rides to Warming Centers
Posted: 01/06/2025
Due to extremely cold temperatures in the immediate forecast, Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) is partnering with the Knoxville–Knox County Office of Housing Stability to provide complimentary rides to warming centers from Monday, Jan. 6, through at least Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. Read More
Dangerous Cold Weather January 6-13
Posted: 01/03/2025
Four local churches will open their doors as overnight warming centers to anyone who needs a warm, indoor space on nights when temperatures drop below 25 degrees. This includes the nights of Friday, Jan. 3 and Saturday, Jan. 4. Read More
Sevier Avenue Project Open House on Jan. 9
Posted: 01/03/2025
Continuing to provide the latest information about the Sevier Avenue Streetscapes Project, City staff will host a drop-in open house meeting at South Knoxville Elementary School, 801 Sevier Ave., from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Read More
Block of 17th Street Closed Next Week
Posted: 01/03/2025
Taking advantage of fewer University of Tennessee students on campus due to the winter break, a block of South 17th Street between Cumberland and White avenues will be closed next week to accommodate a contractor installing electrical conduit. Read More
Demo Work to Temporarily Close Market Street
Posted: 01/02/2025
Beginning Monday, Jan. 6, anticipate the start of several temporary downtown street and sidewalk closures to accommodate the property owners’ planned demolition of the Pryor Brown Garage. Read More

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KPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint on January 31st

City Offices Closed for MLK Day

Knoxville Becomes Tennessee's First Charging Smart City

City Court Inclement Weather Policy

$24.7 M RAISE Grant Awarded

City Hosts Public Service Hiring Event Jan. 22

KAT Provides Free Rides to Warming Centers

Dangerous Cold Weather January 6-13

Sevier Avenue Project Open House on Jan. 9

Block of 17th Street Closed Next Week

Demo Work to Temporarily Close Market Street