Knox County Tennessee

Schumpert Park Ribbon Cut!

Mayor Mike Ragsdale and former County Executive Tommy Schumpert, along with Schumpert's family, Superintendent McIntyre, County Commissioners, School Board Officials and a couple members from City Council, officially cut the ribbon this morning on the new 173-acre park in north Knox County bearing Schumpert's name. Under construction for almost two years, the regional park features...

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Jim McIntyre and the President’s Audacity of Hope

	Jim McIntyre, Superintendent of Schools, is reading words of wisdom from President Barak Obama. In his second book, The Audacity of Hope, President Obama revisits themes raised in his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and shares personal views on faith and values. Obama also offers a vision of the future that involves repairing, what he calls, a broken political process and restoring "political process that is broken" and restoring a government out of touch with the people. In an interview, Obama said he hoped this book would inspire its readers to “get involved in an issue that [they are] passionate about.” Are you reading this book? What is it inspiring you to do? Tell us at Knox County Happenings
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Business Tennessee Magazine Features KnoxAchieves

County Hosts Beck Center’s Groundbreaking Ceremony KnoxAchieves is being highlighted in the July/August edition of Business Tennessee. Reporter Sara Shoemaker says KnoxAchieves is new education initiative that “provides a statewide template for improving Tennessee's workforce.”...

County Hosts Beck Center’s Groundbreaking Ceremony

County Hosts Beck Center’s Groundbreaking Ceremony Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale, Knox County Commissioners and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center Board of Directors broke ground on the Center’s expansion this morning. Community leaders and neighbors gathered to witness the beginning of the long-awaited project. Witnesses smiled on as the first plats of dirt were turned...

Powell Scouts Adopt Their Park

Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop 154 from Powell are the newest members of Knox County Parks and Recreation’s Adopt-a-Park program. The scouts, ages seven to 18, have adopted Powell Station Park, 2318 Emory Road. The boys will begin their clean up activities on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m., as part of their weekly meeting, said Cubmaster Paul Shepherd and Scoutmaster Frank Rose...

County, United Way and Non-Profit Representatives Gather to Plan for United We Serve

On Monday, June 22, President Obama launched United We Serve, a new national call to service with a focus on economic recovery. County Mayor Mike Ragsdale this morning gathered representatives of county departments and programs with non-profit and United Way representatives to discuss Knox County’s response...

County Energy Efficiency Work Provides Opportunity for Contractors

In July, Knox County will kick off its Energy Sustainability and Efficiency Project, to modernize, renovate and repair over 60 County facilities. Our goal is to add technologies that have innovative applications so that we can maximize energy efficiency and sustainability across the County...

4th Brown Bag Green Book Discussion Features ORNL's Christensen

Green The Brown Bag Green Book lunch and learn series continues this Wednesday, June 10th, Dr. Dana Christensen, P.E., Associate Laboratory Director of the Energy and Engineering Sciences Directorate of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)...

Commission Passes County’s Budget as Presented

Knox County's 2009-2010 budget has been approved by County Commission. For the seventh consecutive year, the budget includes no property tax increase. The current rate is expected to be reduced following the 2009 reappraisal...

Knox County Parks and Recreation Announces
Second Saturday Concerts Lineup

Knox County Parks and Recreation has announced the lineup of bands for the 2009 Second Saturday Concerts series at The Cove at Concord Park. The free concerts are from 6-8 p.m. on the second Saturday of June, July, August and September...

County Announces Summer Get Outdoors! Series

In conjunction with the 2009 Get Outdoors Festival, an all new Get Outdoors! Series featuring bike rides, trail walks and river paddles is coming to Knox County Parks this summer. This three-part will begin in June and continue into July with minimum costs that will benefit the Legacy Parks Foundation...

Ragsdale Proposes 7th Consecutive Budget With No Property Tax Increase

Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale unveiled his fiscal year 2009-2010 budget proposal in the annual State of the Community Address. For FY 2009-2010, Ragsdale proposed an overall county budget of $648 million...

County Announces ADOPT-A-PARK Program

County Announces ADOPT-A-PARK Program Do you spend time in our beautiful County parks? If so, you might be interested in the new program that the Parks and Recreation department has developed to engage volunteers to enhance our community park system...