KTSC Press Releases
Honda Hoot roars into town
Read Full StoryJune 11th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the seventh consecutive year, Knoxville welcomes more than 16,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to town June 20-23 for the 14th annual Honda Hoot, one of the largest organized…
F-100 Supernationals drive into Knoxville
Read Full StoryMay 14th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – This weekend, Knoxville will welcome more than 900 Ford F-100 truck owners and enthusiasts to Chilhowee Park May 17-19 for the 29th annual F-100 Supernationals & Ford Family…
Knoxville hosts international problem-solving tournament
Read Full StoryMay 14th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville will gain a little more expertise in problem-solving teamwork and creativity as more than 8,000 students come to town May 23-26 for the “Destination ImagiNation” (DI)…
“Friendliest Face of the Year” award given to KTSC employee
Read Full StoryMay 3rd, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Today, during a luncheon sponsored by the Knoxville Tourism Alliance (KTA), the University of Tennessee (UT) Tourism Institute and the Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation…
Get a Move On! National Street Rod Association (NSRA) rolls into town
Read Full StoryApril 27th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – More than 3,400 street rods are expected to make a pit stop in Knoxville as the 33rd annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals South comes to town May 4-6 at Chilhowee Park. A street rod…
Knoxville showcased in April familiarization tour
Read Full StoryApril 23rd, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Meeting planners and organizational representatives will have the opportunity to experience Knoxville when the Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation (KTSC) hosts its “Find…
500 “brothers” to meet for South Central Regional Conference
Read Full StoryApril 16th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – More than 500 fraternity members will travel to Knoxville for the Kappa Alpha Psi South Central Regional Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel April 19-22. Members of the Kappa…
Countdown to 2007 AAU Junior Olympic Games begins
Read Full StoryApril 10th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Beginning today, Knoxville residents will notice a new addition to the exterior of the West Town Mall property – a countdown clock located at the corner of Kingston Pike and…
Musical harmony comes to East Tennessee
Read Full StoryMarch 19th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville welcomes more than 1,000 barbershop quartet and chorus members for the annual Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America,…
Auto Enthusiasts Show Corvettes & Some Muscle
Read Full StoryMarch 12th, 2007- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Since 1977, Corvette enthusiasts have traveled to Knoxville to share their love affair with their cars at Cooper’s Corvette Shows and this year, more than 5,000 participants,…
