City Welcomes Korean Delegation
 On Friday Mayor Rogero visited with and presented honorary citizenship certificates to several members of a Korean Delegation from Jeonju Kijeon College. While in Knoxville, the delegation was being guided by Master Py Eun from TTJC. Master Py Eun and the delegation presented the Mayor with an honorary black belt and other gifts.
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Mayor Proclaims May as ALS Month
 Mayor Rogero met with members of the Tennessee Chapter of the ALS Association today and presented them with a proclamation in which she proclaimed May 1-31 as ALS Month.
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Mayor Meets with Lonsdale's Safe Routes Leaders
 Mayor Rogero met with the Safe Routes Leaders of Lonsdale Elementary on Tuesday. The Lonsdale Elementary students and parents shared their concerns for the need of crosswalks and signage in the area to increase safety for kids walking to school.
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Transit Center Presented with Award
 The John J. Duncan Jr. Knoxville Station Transit Center on Church Avenue won the Grand Iris Award in March for excellence in engineering. It is the highest honor bestowed the state chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies. The award went to the City's contractor, CDMSmith. In a ceremony on Monday, May 14, officials from CDMSmith presented the trophy to their partners in the project.
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Study on Homelessness in Knoxville/Knox County Released
The Knoxville Knox County Homeless Coalition (KKCHC) in coordination with Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (KnoxHMIS) released a study today called "Homelessness in Knoxville and Knox County, TN" and presented the report to Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett in the Bill Lyons Pavilion on Market Square.
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Law Enforcement Memorial Service
 The City of Knoxville, Knoxville Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police and other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies held a joint Peace Officers Memorial Service on Thursday, May 17 in the Mary Costa Plaza outside of the Knoxville Civic Auditorium/Coliseum to honor National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Former Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen, IV was the Memorial Speaker.
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Weekend Event Road Closures
There will be several temporary road closures for the Biscuit Festival, Farmer's Market and Children's Festival of Reading this weekend.
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Governor Speaks at Mayors' Leadership Luncheon
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett hosted the annual Mayors' Leadership Luncheon Monday, May 14 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Keynote speaker was former Knoxville Mayor and now Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. He shared his "Lessons on Leadership" including personal observations on moving from Mayor of Knoxville to Governor of Tennessee.
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City Awards Bid to Refinance Portion of Debt
The City of Knoxville refinanced approximately $92 million in debt, taking advantage of the opportunity to save more than $18 million dollars.
On Monday, the City took bids to determine the lowest interest rate to refinance a portion of its debt, with seven financial institutions bidding. Wells Fargo was the winning bidder.
The City was paying an interest rate close to 4% and has refinanced to a rate of less than 2%.
The estimated savings during the life of the debt is $18.4 million; the annual savings is approximately $1.4 million per year through 2025.
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International Biscuit Festival May 16-19
 Enjoy the International Biscuit Festival in Downtown Knoxviille May 16-19. The Biscuit Festival will again feature the Biscuit Benefit Dinner on Friday evening and on Saturday, May 19, the main day of the Festival, guests will be able to enjoy the Biscuit Breakfast, the Biscuit Bazaar vendor area, Biscuit Boulevard tasting area, the Biscuit Bake Off, and the ever popular Miss and Mr. Biscuit Pageant.
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Children's Festival of Reading Set for May 19
Celebrate the Knox County Public Library's Summer Reading Programs at the 8th annual Children's Festival of Reading on Saturday, May 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in World's Fair Park. The festival celebrates the literary arts with six performance stages, a Parade of Books, arts and crafts, book sales, 50 community booths, food, music, storytelling, and tons of fun.
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Lunchtime Tunes
 Enjoy
free live in studio performances weekdays at noon at the WDVX 89.9 FM studio
in Downtown Knoxville at 301 South Gay Street.
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
Fri., May 18: Time Sawyer
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Knoxville Events Coming Soon!
Listed below are just a few events coming soon to Knoxville. To view more events CLICK HERE.
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