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KUB is ‘Tree Line USA Utility’

Sandra ClarkNovember 21, 2019Feature

Knoxville Utilities Board has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation with the “Tree Line USA award” for the 18th consecutive year.
KUB earned the award by following best practices in …

KUB reworks plans, Third Creek greenway will stay open

Sandra ClarkJune 12, 2019Fun Outdoors

The Third Creek Greenway will remain open, despite an earlier advisory from KUB. The utility said its contractor has revised plans for work on the KUB wastewater system along the …

Raw sewage awaits next rain on banks of Loves Creek

Betty BeanMarch 8, 2019Knox Scene, Northeast Knox

There was a hint of spring in the air as a man unloaded plastic jugs from a minivan and lined them up on the little wall at the artesian well …

KUB installs larger water main

Sandra ClarkJanuary 22, 2019Inside 640, On the Grow

At a cost of $7.28 million, KUB and its contractor Garney Construction have installed 8,500 feet of new 36-inch water transmission in northwest/downtown Knoxville. The project included new main line …

New leadership for KUB board

Sandra ClarkJanuary 18, 2019On the Grow

Kathy Hamilton is the new board chair for Knoxville Utilities Board, and Tyvi Small is vice chair. Previous chair Celeste Herbert was reappointed to a second seven-year term as commissioner. …

HPUD vs KUB rate comparison

Sandra ClarkJanuary 14, 2019Halls, Powell

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is hosting a community forum with representatives from Hallsdale Powell Utility District from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Brickey-McCloud School gym. This …

The Tennessee Business Relief Program will direct approximately $200 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds through the Department of Revenue directly to small businesses that qualify. Read more here: TN_COVID Business Relief

KCHD will pilot a new process for COVID-19 testing June 1-5 with walk-up testing performed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-3 inside the KCHD’s main location, 140 Dameron Ave. There’s no need to call ahead. Tuesdays and Thursdays will be reserved for targeted testing. Info: 865-215-5555.

Republicans may move the party’s nominating convention to Nashville, according to Gov. Bill Lee. The convention is currently scheduled for Aug. 24 in Charlotte, N.C., but that state’s governor cannot assure President Trump that he can bring 20,000 people to Charlotte during the COVID-19 pandemic. Apparently, that’s not a problem for Lee, who told the Nashville Business Journal: “Nashville is the best place in America to have a convention.”

Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge for grades K-6 is on this year, according to Maria Lee, wife of Gov. Bill Lee. This year’s challenge includes eight categories from which kids are encouraged to select a service project. Each category offers an at-home option or ways to serve neighbors from a distance. To fulfill the challenge, a child must complete an activity from at least four of the eight categories. Parents and guardians can register their child online or by calling 615-741-7846.

The coronavirus pandemic will deliver a roughly $8 trillion blow to the U.S. economy over the next 10 years, equivalent to a 3% drop in gross domestic product, the Congressional Budget Office said in new projections. The hit is expected to come as consumers spend less and many businesses close, while lower oil prices mean less investment in the energy sector, it said. Surveys have already shown steep declines in U.S. and global factory activity and employment, though the pace of declines has started to slow. Here's the best recap of the hearings.