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Community fridge to be repaired soon, Knox Pride using indoor fridge as backup while volunteers continue providing meals
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After it stopped working due to recent hot weather, a community fridge program designed to make sure people could have access to fresh and nutritious meals with no questions asked is continuing to feed the community. Knox Pride said its community fridge would be closed "for...
East Tennessee will soon have a new area code. Here's who will be getting a new number
There are many signs of an area's growth - more and taller apartment buildings, new schools and more traffic chief among them. But, every once in a while, more people also means a new area code to include in your contacts list. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission approved a new 729 area code...
KCS revises library policy reflecting new law that targets certain books
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new law requires all Tennessee schools to pull books with explicit sexual content or "excessive violence" off of library shelves. The Knox County School board voted Thursday to pass a policy revision that adds language from the Tennessee Age-Appropriate Materials Act. While the law went...
$1 billion spent on residential building in Knox County last year
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County saw $1 billion in spending on new residential development last year. The county's register of deeds Nick McBride said the number is no surprise because of how many people are moving to East Tennessee. "There's so much demand," McBride said. "People are coming...
Knox County Schools football and basketball ticket prices increase starting this fall
Fans attending Knox County Schools games will now have to pay a higher ticket price. Football and basketball games will cost $2 more and all other games will be $1 more. Currently, a football game ticket is $8 and basketball is $6. They will now cost $10 and $8. All other sports and...
How is Knoxville upgrading infrastructure amid rapid growth?
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - With Knox County attracting more people each year than almost any Tennessee county, how is the City of Knoxville preparing infrastructure for the influx of new residents? City records outline what projects crews focus on and what could be coming down the pipeline. For the second...
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