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Communications Director

Eric Vreeland
evreeland@knoxvilletn.gov
(865) 215-3480

400 Main St., Room 654A
Knoxville, TN 37902

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

State St. Garage Expansion Moves Into Second Phase
Posted: 01/18/2019
A reminder: As the $11 million State Street Garage expansion work heads into the planned second phase, South Central Street will reopen and State Street will close, beginning Monday, Jan. 21. Read More
City Accepting Community Agency Grants
Posted: 01/17/2019
The City of Knoxville is now accepting applications from non-profit organizations interested in receiving Community Agency Grant (CAG) funding for Fiscal Year 2019-20, which begins July 1, 2019. Read More
Investigation Into Stolen Check Earns Officer Award
Posted: 01/16/2019
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Police Chief Eve Thomas today named Knoxville Police Department Officer James Gadd the October Officer of the Month. Officer Gadd has been with KPD since March 1995. Read More
Investigator Honored for Work In Drug Investigation
Posted: 01/16/2019
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Police Chief Eve Thomas named Investigator John Holmes the December Co-Officer of the Month. Investigator Holmes has been with KPD since October 2001. Read More
Arrest of Suspects Wanted For Multiple Jewelry Store Heists In Several States Earns Officers Honors
Posted: 01/16/2019
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Police Chief Eve Thomas named Knoxville Police Department Officers John Pickens and Amy Boyd Co-Officers of the Month for December. Officer Pickens has been with KPD since June 2006 while Officer Boyd has been with the department since July 2011. Read More
Safety City Summer Maintenance Project Earns Employees Unit Commendation Award
Posted: 01/16/2019
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Chief Eve Thomas presented a Unit Commendation Award to several employees for their hard work over the summer months repairing and updating Safety City. Read More
Commitment, Diligence, Team Work Earns Violent Crimes Unit Special Commendation
Posted: 01/16/2019
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Police Chief Eve Thomas presented a special commendation award to the Violent Crimes Unit. Read More
Zoo Hiring for 98 Variable Hour Positions
Posted: 01/15/2019
Zoo Knoxville will be accepting applications and interviewing candidates to fill 98 seasonal, variable hour positions on Friday, January 18, 2019. Read More
Depot Avenue Area Water Main Project Completed Ahead of Schedule
Posted: 01/15/2019
KUB and its contractor, Garney Construction, have completed the project to install 8,500 feet of new 36-inch water transmission main along Blackstock Avenue, Van Street, W. Fifth Avenue, Williams Street, E. Depot Avenue, Morgan Street, E. Jackson Avenue, Patton Street, Willow Avenue, and connecting to an existing main at E. Summit Hill Avenue. Read More
City Schedule for 2019 MLK Holiday
Posted: 01/14/2019
City of Knoxville offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Read More
Covenant Kids Run Set for Jan. 26 at Zoo Knoxville
Posted: 01/14/2019
Children from across East Tennessee will kick off the Covenant Kids Run with a 1-mile event at Zoo Knoxville on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 to start their personal marathon. Read More
Open House for North Central Street Landscape Plans
Posted: 01/14/2019
Stakeholders in the North Central Street streetscaping project, including area residents, business and property owners, staff from the City’s Office of Redevelopment and representatives from landscape architects Hedstrom Design will meet for an Open House 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2019 at All Occasions located at 922 N. Central St. Read More
MLK Commemorative Celebration Jan. 16-21, 2019
Posted: 01/11/2019
This year's MLK celebration runs from Jan. 16, 2019 to Jan. 21, 2019. Read More
KUB Plant Upgrades Require Neyland Dr. Lane Shifts & Greenway Closures
Posted: 01/11/2019
KUB and its contractor will shift the two eastbound lanes of traffic flow on a short section of Neyland Drive starting Monday, January 14, and lasting through February 2021 as part the Kuwahee Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project. Read More
Child Safety Seat Checkpoint Jan. 12, 2019
Posted: 01/10/2019
The Knoxville Police Department will conduct a free child car seat checkpoint on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 917 E. Fifth Avenue. Read More
Keep Knoxville Beautiful Announces 2019 Orchid Awards Nominees
Posted: 01/10/2019
On February 28th, 2019 Keep Knoxville Beautiful will host its annual Orchid Awards dinner, honoring Knoxville’s most beautiful properties, public spaces, and public art. Read More
World's Fair Park Performance Lawn to Close for 5 1/2 Months for Major Upgrades
Posted: 01/09/2019
A $3 million project to improve the World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn gets underway next week. Read More
Stop For School Buses Loading or Unloading Children, It's The Law!
Posted: 01/08/2019
On Friday January 4, 2019, leaders from Knoxville Police Department, Knox County Schools, Knox County Schools Security Division, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Highway Safety Office and the Knox County District Attorney General's Office held a joint press conference to remind drivers of their duties as it pertains to safely operating their vehicle around a stopped school bus that is loading or unloading a child. Read More
Zoo Knoxville Sets New Attendance Record for Fourth Consecutive Year
Posted: 01/07/2019
Zoo Knoxville welcomed 512,112 visitors in 2018, setting a new attendance record for the fourth consecutive year and marking the first time the number of guests exceeded more than half a million in the zoo’s history. Read More
KUB’s Project Help Spreads Warmth During Cold Winter Months
Posted: 01/07/2019
With the cold winter months ahead, many families will struggle with the cost of heating their homes. Read More
Public Auction of Impounded Vehicles Set for Jan. 7, 2019
Posted: 01/03/2019
A public auction will be held at the Vehicle Impound Lot on Vice Mayor Jack Sharp Road (formerly BMX Blvd) beginning at 10:00 A.M on Jan. 7, 2019. Read More
Cumberland Avenue Traffic Analysis
Posted: 01/02/2019
The City's Communications Department periodically has been asked questions about traffic flow, statistics on collisions and private investment along the Cumberland Avenue Corridor since the Cumberland Avenue reconstruction project was completed in August 2017. Read More
McKenney to Speak at Library’s Books Sandwiched In Series
Posted: 01/02/2019
Knox County Public Library invites the public to join Dr. Zach McKenney for a consideration of Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein, at noon on Wed., Jan. 23, 2019 in the East Tennessee History Center auditorium (601 South Gay Street). Read More
Knox County Health Dept. Offers Guidance This Flu Season
Posted: 01/01/2019
With cold and flu season upon us, the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is encouraging the public to follow some basic precautions to reduce the spread of disease and avoid unnecessarily overburdening hospital emergency departments. Read More