County Mayor Ragsdale Outlines 2009 Budget
Highlights include no tax increase; general fund reduced; no employee layoffs.
Mayor Mike Ragsdale today proposed a budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 of $640.6 million that protects essential services for county residents, reduces the County General Fund by almost $6 million, and avoids the employee layoffs that have impacted other governments. The proposed budget was included in his 2008 State of the Community address held at the new Hardin Valley Academy. A major announcement in the Mayor’s address was that there would be no property tax increase for the ninth consecutive year, despite difficult economic conditions...
Knox County Salutes Citizen Volunteers
May 9, 2008 – Volunteers from around the County gathered last night to be saluted by the Mayor and County Commissioners for their "volunteer spirit" at the Celebration Banquet. More than 5,000 Knox Countians offer their time and service every year to support a broad range of county programs...
Senior Summit Agenda Announced
Five major areas of concern to seniors will be addressed at the May 15th Regional Senior Summit, which is free to attendees. The Summit is designed to empower seniors to take charge and live better...
Mayor Addresses Workforce Issues on BusinessTN Roundtable
"...we're moving toward a situation where jobs will chase the workforce. So if we have a strong workforce, a strong labor pool, we'll do well in the future," Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale told BusinessTN magazine...
KCHD Asks “How Are You Saving the Planet?”
Earth Day, EarthFest, Our Health in the Balance
Earth Day and EarthFest both occur this week. In tune with those events, and with the recent National Public Health Week, the Knox County Health Department wants to know what you are doing to conserve energy and save the planet. Go to their website and let us know. You can make a big environment difference: turn off the water when you brush your teeth, turn out the lights when you leave a room and use both sides of a piece of paper before discarding it...
Parks & Recreation Volunteers Honored
Volunteers from Carter, Powell and West Knoxville have been commended for their service to Knox County’s Parks and Recreation programs. Jeff Cable was named Volunteer of the Year for his service as a baseball and softball commissioner from Carter Youth Sports...
Chamber Releases WorkForce/Education Summit Report
The Knoxville Chamber has released a report detailing the ideas and strategies gathered during the March 24th Workforce Development and Education Summit. Nearly 600 people, including educators, business people, community leaders, students and parents, and others to learn more about the challenges facing both our current workforce and the workforce of the future...
Get Outdoors Festival Coming May 17!
Knox County's Get Outdoors Festival is set for Saturday, May 17, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville. This will be the premiere event in the region for outdoor enthusiasts...
"Knoxville Go For It" Team Day Proclaimed
Seven elementary-aged students from Bonny Kate and Sequoyah met with Mayors Ragsdale Ragsdale and Haslam on Thursday to explain their “Do Dragons Breathe Fire” determination...
Community Development 2008 Annual Action Plan Draft
The draft 2008 Annual Action Plan for the Knox County Community Development (KCCD) department is now available for public review and comment...
County Conducts Waste Audit at Halls Convenience Center
In a move to improve County recycling efforts, Knox County’s Solid Waste Department joined with several community groups to conduct a “waste audit” at the Halls Convenience Center. The audit is to determine the potential for additional recycling at Knox County recycling and household waste drop-off centers...
County Development Continues in Tough Economic Climate
With all of the economic gloom and doom on the national scene now, Knox County was thrilled last week to realize economic growth with three companies. News from Sysco, Exedy and U.S. Cellular reaffirmed why Forbes magazine ranked Knoxville as the 5th best place for business and careers in America...
Citizen Review Panel Recommendations
The Citizen Review Panels have made their recommendations about which community groups will receive funding from Knox County. The five review panels met throughout the month of March to review the 143 applications that requested more than $5M in funding...
KCHD Dispensary of Hope Marks $1M Milestone
The Knox County Health Department today celebrated a major milestone for a very successful program. The Dispensary of Hope marked a $1M milestone...
