After an eight-year stall, maybe Mayor Glenn Jacobs can jump-start construction of a greenway connector in Halls. (Hope springs eternal.)
Knox County Commission in January approved a $300,000 consulting contract with …
Knox County extends Northshore Greenway
This from Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay: Great crowd this morning (3/2/23) to officially open Phase 3 of the Northshore Greenway Safety Project. The boardwalk is open and neighbors will …
Take a walk in the park with Glenn Jacobs
On Thursday, we kicked off the New Harvest Farmers Market with Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs ringing the opening bell. The market will be open every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. …
Jacobs delivers Festival donations to Love Kitchen
On Tuesday, the Knox County Parks and Recreation team and Mayor Glenn Jacobs delivered 12 barrels of non-perishable food items and almost $7,300 to the non-profit Love Kitchen – all …
Halls Greenway extension will connect community
We have some great news about the Halls Greenway extension. We recently received a $1 million state grant (pending Knox County Commission approval) that will let us build a connector …
Jacobs boosts rec budget; parks ready for summer
Lots of stuff going on in the Parks and Recreation Department’s world this past week.
First off, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs set aside $250,000 so the department can begin putting …
Key stretch of Knox-Blount greenway is complete
Construction crews with Charles Blalock & Sons recently completed a key stretch along the Knox-Blount Greenway, a 45-mile mega-project designed to provide pedestrians and cyclists connectivity from Knoxville to the …
Mayor Glenn Jacobs: ‘I’m having a blast’
Every Friday, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs posts a recap of the week’s activities on Facebook. Mayor watchers invariably are greeted with Jacobs’ smiling face as he ticks off his …