We have a pretty big announcement this week: Knox County will invest $700,000 into its dog parks and splash pads!
“We are fortunate to have such unique outdoor assets in this …
Big upgrades coming for county parks
Weather break speeds repairs at county parks
Parks and Recreation employees are taking advantage of the break in the heat to make some repairs. Carpenter crews fixed gates at John Tarleton Park, built new signposts at Mascot …
County projects stalled to clean up after Ida
This week’s heavy rains slowed down a lot of major projects, but the Knox County Engineering and Parks and Rec departments worked hard to keep the public safe.
On Tuesday night …
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 …
Lots of repairs and cleanup at area parks
We wrapped up our Second Saturday Concert Series this year at the Cove at Concord Park and Clayton Park with some great turnouts. Thanks to all the folks who supported …
Final Second Saturday concerts this weekend
We got a couple big shout-outs to kick off the weekly update!
The first one goes out to the latest organization to participate in the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department’s …
Things looking up for flotilla extension
So, last month we talked about possibly extending the annual Beaver Creek Flotilla route all the way down to Roy Arthur Stormwater Park off Harrell Road. At the time, we felt …
Gearing up for softball, youth football
This week in parks and maintenance news, our Concord Park crew has been hauling off driftwood at the boat ramps, fixing a couple of lights at Carl Cowan Park tennis …