city of knoxville

Start: Sep 27 2008 - 09:00
Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

What: 8th Annual Neighborhood Bike Ride
When: 10 a.m., Saturday, September 27
Where: Market Square

The ED problem that Nashville is having is now coming to Knoxville. No oversight by elected officials once it is passed to an outside group. In Knoxville's case it is KCDC that is given the power and does the dirty work of ED.

City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation has teamed up with River Sports to offer bicycle rentals at Volunteer Landing. The grand opening is tomorrow, August 19, at 2PM. The cost is $10 per person for a two-hour rental, or $30 for all day. And here's a nice map of Knoxville's bicycle greenways.

In sharp contrast to the news from the Knox County Mayor's office today, the City of Knoxville announced that they have received a "Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting" for their Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2006-07.

Press release after the jump.

Many Tennesseans were stunned to hear the news that yesterday morning at 10:18am a lone gunman walked into a welcoming congregation in Knoxville and opened fire on the congregants who were gathered in anticipation of watching their children perform a scene from the musical "Annie" as part of the morning services, killing two people and shooting several more in the head before being tackled to t

And not in a good way.

A second victim has died from this morning’s shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

In response to this recent KNS letter to the editor (scroll down), Knox County and the City of Knoxville both have leash laws.

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The City of Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, along with Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale, have a plan to end chronic homelessness.

The City of Knoxville’s Parks and Recreation Division is accepting applications for its 2008/09 Challenge Grant Program, which offers grants to nonprofit projects associated with public parks or recreation facilities within the City limits.

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Starting this Saturday, July 5th, the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation department is offering canoe tours of the Tennessee River. Tours will launch from the Holston River Park and navigate down the river Holston River to the Tennessee River and Downtown Knoxville.