Our crews this week started work on what will officially become McBee Ferry Landing Park, a three-acre site along the upper Holston River that will feature water access. The Legacy …
Heavy rains creating havoc for county crews
It’s been slow but steady at the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department, mostly due to all the recent rain. The Halls Greenway and the Ten Mile Creek Greenway are …
County crews readying parks for spring
The weather is turning warmer and sports are getting hotter at the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department.
On the recreation side, basketball is wrapping up in roughly two weeks. But …
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 …
County readies parks for spring sports
This week in Parks and Recreation news, we had crews at the Sportspark in Karns earlier this week removing the small mulch and tree islands in the walkway. The trees …
County mulls naming rights for parks
In a move to save taxpayer dollars, the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department is looking into a naming rights program for our parks and trails.
The proposal would allow residents …
Parks and Rec is hiring part-time
This year’s Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove at Concord Park turned out to be quite the success, raising $7,272.25, and enough non-perishable food items to fill roughly 11.5 …
County crews busy with cleanup, repairs
Even with the cold settling in, our folks in the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department are out there almost daily, making sure the parks are well kept and the …