Let them shoot turkeys

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Virtually everything is closed. City officials are taking down tennis nets and locking gates. The governor has ordered people to stay at home except for essential services. Yet today we …

Farmers Market Saturday in 4th and Gill

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Nourish Knoxville: Winter Farmers Market, Saturday, April 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., held outside in the Historic 4th and Gill neighborhood, with farm & food vendors selling pasture-raised meats, …

Lee to meet with Kincannon, Jacobs

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will be in Knoxville today to meet with mayors Indya Kincannon and Glenn Jacobs, and Dr. Martha Buchanan of the health department to discuss ways to …

It’s BYOB for NKBPA

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North Knoxville Business & Professional Association is planning a virtual meeting this month. It’s “bring your own bacon” and join the group on Facebook at 8 a.m. Friday, April 10. …

Jacobs proposes loan to Zoo Knoxville

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Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs has announced a plan to loan $500,000 to Zoo Knoxville to help overcome operating shortfalls during the facility’s COVID-19 closure. The loan will be made …

Food City joins Starbucks to thank first responders

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Effective March 25, Food City Starbucks locations are offering first responders a free beverage.
“Two simple and powerful words: ‘Thank you.’ To me, that’s the drive behind this promo. Simply let …

Hungry friends at the zoo

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Zoo Knoxville is losing an average of $22,500 a day while it remains closed in response to the COVID-19 virus. Some 86 percent of the zoo’s operating funds come from …

Clerk, trustee close satellite offices

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Knox County Clerk Sherry Witt has closed her satellite locations (Cedar Bluff, East, Farragut Town Hall, North/Halls and South Knox) effective Monday, March 23, until further notice.
The County Clerk’s Office …