Fort Kid getting new mural

City continues investments in affordable housing

_______________________________ STATE NEWS Gov. Lee kicks off statewide Conservation Tour, proclaims Public Lands Day NASHVILLE, TN – This week, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee kicked off his statewide Conservation Tour. DCS receives $107M in additional funding for robust real estate plan Gov. Lee launches Tennessee Strong Families Grant Program Tennesseeans get three months of grocery tax saving

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Making old new again at Colonial Williamsburg	UT Gardens Plant of the Month

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The United States must win the AI race Senators Blackburn, Markey demand FTC investigate YouTube, Google for suspected violations of children’s privacy Put the interests of our children above social media platforms __________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Ermold jury renders $100K verdict in Kim Davis case NASA says Summer 2023 hottest on record Stressed rattlesnakes found to calm down in the company of a nearby ‘friend’ Rattlesnakes that experience stressful situations together may be able to reduce each other’s change in heart rate, just like humans. Oak Ridge scientists find evolutionary clues while examining microbes in far-flung hot springs Fossil shows Europe had different herbivorous dinosaurs to America and Asia

KCDC marks launch of transforming Western implementation	Construction begins on Yardley Flats apartment community at multi-use stadium in Knoxville	UTIA researchers find high risk to amphibians if fungal pathogen invades North America	ORNL researchers develop model framework for wildlife crossing guards
UT AgResearch facility ushers in new era of dairy research	KCDC earns $40 million HUD grant for Transforming Western initiative	50 years after NASA’s Apollo mission, moon rocks still have secrets to reveal	University of Tennessee proposes new School of Natural Resources

• Identity discovered of murder victim from 40+ years ago
• Seven men arrested in Alcoa human trafficking operation
• East Tennessee attorney indicted on forgery and bribery charges
• Roane County lawyer permanently disbarred
• TBI releases annual ‘Crime In Tennessee’ publication
• Another Knox County lawyer permanently disbarred
• Homicide victim identified after more than three decades
• Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department receives large donation
• UT Board of Trustees approves budget increase for Neyland Stadium renovations
• Knox County lawyer permanently disbarred
• Safe Haven Baby Box saves a life
• Parks & Rec funding up, new Lonsdale park moves forward
• UT graduate programs named among best nationally
• KCHD releases 2022 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
• TDEC invests additional $125.9 million in water infrastructure investments
• Tennessee’s 1st Baby Box is blessed
• National Park ‘Park it Forward’ annual parking tags now available
• TVA partnership awards $1 million in STEM grants to local schools
• Beacon Center releases 2022 Pork Report
• New projects will improve forest health and wildlife habitat
• Department of the Interior celebrates recovery of the snail darter
• TBI releases annual LEOKA publication
• TBI releases annual hate crime study
• New 224-unit multifamily complex to be built in Sevierville near Dollywood
• Follow Me to Tennessee: Tennessee Migration Report
• 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report released
• TVA publishes Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Report
• EBCI Tribal Council approves $75 million for The 407: Gateway to Adventure & Puy du Fou partnership
• Old City redevelopment momentum: $22 million hotel is latest private investment
• National Park receives $31 million to repair Foothills Parkway West
• TVA unveils $3M in pilot projects to advance valley connectivity, carbon-free future
• National Park Service acquires 60 acres of land
• TVA approves Asian carp fish barriers at seven dams
• Knox County District Attorney General launches podcast series, Generally Speaking
• TBI launches new Tennessee Sex Offender Registry
• Tennessee to leverage state lands for tourism in rural, distressed counties
• City's investment in Austin Homes revitalization reaches $12.5 million
• New sidewalks to be built in Lonsdale
• $2 million committed to Burlington streetscape project
• Knoxville earns Tree Cities of the World recognition
• AG Crime Unit steps up citations for off-road users in areas of state forests
• Operation Volunteer Strong recovers 150 missing children in Tennessee
• New East Knoxville greenway to connect parks, botanical garden
• City investing $1.6 million to build sidewalks along Old Broadway
• City’s online chatbot available in Spanish
• Service proposes listing for the rare sickle darter fish