Knox County Government

Posted: 2-10-2010 - Imagination Library is celebrating five sweet years of free books for Knox County children. And what's a celebration without a cake? Knox County Public Library is pleased to announce the inaugural Great Cake Bake on March 13, 2010 to be held in the L&N Train Station on World's Fair Park from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Posted: 2-9-2010 - A "Tennessee Yard Done Right" is beautiful, earth-friendly and saves money. Through the Home Landscape Workshop, Tennessee Yards and Neighborhoods (TYN) helps homeowners create attractive and healthy yards by working with Tennessee’s environment rather than against it.

Posted: 2-3-2010 - Healthy You 101 is coming to UT's University Center on Saturday, March 6th and features The Biggest Loser contestant David Griffin. The program, which has been designed with teens in mind, will be a fun-filled day with workshop activities, information, giveaways and door prizes. Registration is required and space is limited to the first 200 participants.

Posted: 1-25-2010 - Popular lunch and learn program partners with Baker Center on H2Oh! water series. The Brown Bag, Green Book series sponsored by the Knox County Public Library and the City of Knoxville presents its next program on Tuesday, February 2, at 12 p.m. in the East Tennessee History Center Auditorium, 601 South Gay Street, as a part of H2Oh!, a series of events about water, in partnership with the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy.

Posted: 1-22-2010 - If the snow and ice kept you way from our last "Plug Into Your Community" electronic recycling event, there is another one tomorrow, January 23rd from 9 AM to 3 PM at Chilhowee Park. You can drop off old computers, scanners, laptops, printers, calculators, cell phones and other items.

Posted: 1-12-2010 - Knox County Health Department announced today a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The grant will support improved opportunities for physical activity and access to affordable, healthy foods for children and families in Knox County. Based on a rigorous selection process that drew more than 500 proposals from across the country, Knox County is one of 41 sites selected for the RWJF Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative.

Posted: 1-7-2010 - This Saturday, January 9th, Knox County is partnering with the City of Knoxville, Optimist Club of West Knoxville and the Knoxville Volunteer Rescue Squad for the first of two “Plug Into Your Community” electronic-waste recycling events.