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COVID-19: 9/4/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and KCS Info, Plus Today’s UT Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 4, 2020

Congratulations: You’ve made it to Labor Day. We can make an argument that fall has arrived, after Monday, and that hot temperatures will soon be easing, leaves turning, and actual (albeit sparsely attended and socially distanced)...

COVID-19: 9/3/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and Knox County Schools and the Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 3, 2020

I hope your week has been a good one. We started taking more walks and it has been good for morale at Urban Academy. Just a little push back from the 5-year-old: Me: Time to work...

Knox County Board of Health Meeting 9/2/2020

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 3, 2020

The meeting was joined last night by Dr. Gregg and Chancellor Plowman from UTK. The meeting began, once more, with a public forum: Charlotte Myer requested that computers at public libraries be made available, once more,...

COVID-19: 9/2/2020 Update Including State, Local, UT and KCS Info

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 2, 2020

State News: The state of Tennessee reported 1,396 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, as well as 27 deaths. 156,329 Tennesseans have gotten the illness and 1,781 have died as a result. 118,885 people have recovered, including...

COVID-19: 9/1/2020 Update (Including UTK and Health Department Briefings)

Knoxville Urban Guy·September 1, 2020

State News: Yesterday, the state of Tennessee reported an additional 1,818 Tennesseans have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 7 have died, bringing the pandemic total to 154,933 cases and 1,754 deaths. 116,864 people have recovered, including...

COVID-19: 8/31/2020 Update

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 31, 2020

Welcome to another week of working our way hopefully forward through this mess and backward to something normal. I hope you made some time to enjoy the weekend. We did a little socially-distanced visiting, celebrated a...

COVID-19: 8/28/2020 Update (Including the UTK Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 28, 2020

Good afternoon and welcome to Friday! I have to start by thanking everyone for the overwhelming response to the new donation button. It feels good to have such a tangible demonstration that the work I do...

Changes Coming and a Request For Support

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 28, 2020

In the 10 years I’ve written this blog, I’ve been so honored to have the opportunity to share my love for the city. The biggest rewards have come in the expressions of kindness and encouragement I’ve...

COVID-19: 8/27/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2020

It has all the markings of a classic clash of the Titans: Ali vs. Frazier, Alabama vs. Clemson, Godzilla vs Kong. In our home this morning, it was dinosaur vs. Yellow Submarine. Unfortunately, as the two...

8/26/2020 Board of Health Meeting

Knoxville Urban Guy·August 27, 2020

Dr. Gotcher chaired the meeting and he and Dr. Buchanan joined remotely as they had been requested to testify before the Joint Government Operations Committee’in Nashville. The mask mandate was not on the agenda because the...

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COVID-19: 9/4/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and KCS Info, Plus Today’s UT Briefing)

COVID-19: 9/3/2020 Update (Including State, Local, UT and Knox County Schools and the Health Department Briefing)

Knox County Board of Health Meeting 9/2/2020

COVID-19: 9/2/2020 Update Including State, Local, UT and KCS Info

COVID-19: 9/1/2020 Update (Including UTK and Health Department Briefings)

COVID-19: 8/31/2020 Update

COVID-19: 8/28/2020 Update (Including the UTK Briefing)

Changes Coming and a Request For Support

COVID-19: 8/27/2020 Update (Including Today’s Health Department Briefing)

8/26/2020 Board of Health Meeting

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville