The Knoxville Nighthawks will offer free tickets to Knox, Sevier, and Blount county and city employees for their first home game Saturday, March 30. A total of 1000 tickets will be available. Each employee may obtain two free tickets when they show their work ID badge at the Knoxville Coliseum Box office. Additional tickets can […]
Dr. Jim McIntyre, Superintendent of the Knox County Schools, will host a Community Forum on Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m. at Northwest Middle School located at 5301 Pleasant Ridge Road. The Community Forum will continue the conversation regarding the 2013-2014 budget process, in which the following four priorities have been identified: Sustaining instructional improvement […]
It’s certainly basketball time, but The Scarecrow Foundation a local 5013c nonprofit is playing the game a little differently. With its mission to “Help End Hunger in America” The Scarecrow Foundation www.Scarecrowfoundation.org has created a March madness promotion & benefit concert with the intent on helping those in need. We often ask why should anyone […]
Students at Green Magnet Math and Science Academy will hold a special “Book Signing” on Friday, March 22 at 1 p.m. in the school’s library. First graders have worked as part of Arts 360 to publish a set of four books. Each student has a page in the book that they wrote and illustrated for […]
The Candoro Arts & Heritage Center is looking for artists, craft persons, food vendors, and creative types extraordinaire to rent booth space for the 13th annual Vestival. Vestival is an art and music festival taking place Saturday May 11, 2013 from 11am-7pm on the grounds of the marble works on Maryville Pike and Candora Dr. in South Knoxville. The festival includes two […]
On March 3rd 2013, Deputy Chief Garry Holiday of the Knoxville Police Department spoke to the Knox County Young Republican Club. Deputy Holiday focused on the three points of leadership that the police department teaches their officers each day: 1. Do the right thing, 2. Treat others like you want to be treated and […]
S. Northshore Drive Lane Closure [March 20-21] – KUB will reduce a section of S. Northshore Drive to one alternating lane of traffic between Duncan Road and Coachman Road from 9 a.m. –3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, and Thursday, March 21, as work is completed on the natural gas distribution system in this area. […]
The first steps aren’t always the biggest, but they are as important as any other and the Vols took a step forward on Tuesday. Tennessee head coach Butch Jones walked off the practice field pleased with his team’s effort but was quick to note the need to continue to build on what it has accomplished […]
Who is invited: MBEs/WBEs/Small and Disadvantaged Businesses When: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm Where: Knox County Government 1000 North Central Avenue MC-2 Knoxville, TN 37917 The purpose of this workshop is to connect small and disadvantaged businesses with procurement and contracting opportunities. Presenters will discuss how to compete successfully with federal, state, and local […]
All Knox County Senior Centers will soon have life-saving automated external defibrillators on-site, thanks to a generous donation from Covenant Health. Covenant is donating an AED unit to Carter Senior Center, the final center to receive a device. Mayor Burchett will be at Carter Senior Center at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, when Covenant Health […]