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Posted By: Jon Mohwinkle

THRIVE Knoxville is hosting Spring Into Parks at Auld Park today to clean the area in preparation for outdoor recreation this spring and summer. Community members are invited to volunteer their time to make improvements from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Board member Cassi Pearson says a variety of tasks need to be completed. “If you like to rake leaves, there’s usually quite a bit around the playground equipment or fence lines. We also have some painting we’re going to do. The Rotary Club is donating two trees to be planted. If we have enough people show up, we’ll send some people to Young’s P...

Posted By: Jon Mohwinkle

THRIVE Knoxville is hosting a Spring Into Parks event at Auld Park to clean the area in preparation for outdoor recreation this spring and summer. Community members are invited to volunteer their time to make improvements on Sunday, April 25th from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Board member Cassi Pearson encourages people to volunteer a couple hours of their time to help create a positive image of the city. “One of the things we believe is that by volunteering and giving back to your community, it makes you feel great. It also rubs off on other people, so when people drive by and see other people at a ...

The Knoxville School Board held the second and third readings of a new policy Monday, requiring that seat belts be worn by all passengers on equipped buses. Superintendent Cassi Pearson says that since all three readings are complete, the bus can now be used, and is currently being used only for activities. “The new law states that all new school buses must come equipped with seatbelts. It’s required that students and adults, everyone on that bus, must be strapped in just like a vehicle. We’re hoping it’s not going to be much of an issue. We tested them out, and the seatbelts are actu...