Click Here Feb. 1 for Brush Pickup Schedule With the beginning of February comes the start of Brush Collection season for Knoxville residents - just in time to prepare yards for the spring. The Public Service Department announced that City crews will begin collecting brush and other household yard waste…

Last October, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, competed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Game Day Recycling Challenge, a friendly nationwide contest to determine which university can reduce the most waste during a football game day. “Reducing, reusing, and recycling moves our nation toward an environmentally and economically greener, sustainable…

KUB is pleased to announce it has received its first all-electric, on-road vehicle, the Nissan Leaf. Using no gasoline and needing no oil changes, the new Leaf will reduce emissions and provide KUB the opportunity to learn about how electric vehicles (EVs) use energy from the electric distribution system. As…

Walking groups are a great way to meet new people, stay motivated and improve your overall health, but what are the steps to starting one in your neighborhood? Knox County Health Department is ready to help you get moving with more fun, incentives and prizes! The walking program is a…

Being diagnosed with diabetes is a life-changing event. Managing the disease can be time consuming and overwhelming. That’s why Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is now offering an interactive diabetes management tool involving a method called Diabetes Conversation Maps to help patients cope and learn from each other. Designed for…