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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
‘Kind of messed me up this morning' Knoxville community shares thoughts on springing clocks forward
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Sunday, East Tennesseans turned their clocks forward in observance of daylight-saving time, making the most of longer daylight hours with Spring approaching. Daylight-saving time has been a topic of debate in recent years, even sparking a proposed bill in the Tennessee legislature in 2023. Some support permanent daylight-saving time, while others wish to eliminate it altogether. Knoxville named one of America's most coveted creative communities: survey News 6 asked people in Market Square about their thoughts on daylight-saving time. For some, the shift means losing an hour of sleep, leaving them feeling fatigued. 'Kind of messed me up this morning. We had to be up at like, I think like 6:30 a.m. So, like, it totally messed me up. I'm very exhausted right now. I don't like daylight-savings. I guess I just don't see the point in it. I love consistency. I'm all about consistency. So, I would prefer it just to be one or the other,' explained Nathaniel Morris a Knoxville visitor from Colorado. 'We love sunshine. We hate the change. So, this morning, I thought I was getting up at seven… and it wasn't. So that was rough, but I don't know that we have much use for it anymore. So, I think it would be really nice to have it where we don't have a week at the front end and a week at the back end trying to adjust, and it's especially hard on kids,' added new resident Rachel Robinson. Another Knoxville local Alecia Johnson works in healthcare and shares the effects of the time change can be harmful. 'It's a little bit harder on seasonal depression and things like that, sundowning stuff like that and dementia,' said Johnson Others are either indifferent or all in favor of the extra sunlight. 'Daylight-savings don't matter to me. I get up at 5:00 every morning. It don't matter if it's snowing, raining, dark, light, don't matter to me,' said Eric Harrison. One Knoxville SC introduces pre-professional women's team 'I really feel like the time needed to just move forward, right? Like I was ready for some daylight in the evenings. I really don't love the winter time change. It really causes the sleep cycle to change a little bit. It really makes the nights sort of feel a lot longer, even though it's the same amount of time. It just starts a little earlier, causing us to go to bed earlier and wake up earlier. So, I'm really thankful that the time changed. I hope they don't ever change it back,' shared John Miracle, Knoxville resident of over 20 years. Daylight-saving time will end on November 2nd this year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Construction of East Knoxville multiuse stadium enters final phase
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Nearly 20 months after the official groundbreaking, construction work on the multiuse stadium in East Knoxville is rounding third base and headed for home. The $114-million, 7,500-seat future home of the Knoxville Smokies and One Knoxville SC is nearly ready to host thousands of fans this spring. The Knoxville-Knox County Sports Authority held their first meeting of the year on Tuesday and project remains on track to be completed ahead of the inaugural Smokies game on April 15. Officials said that the new stadium should receive a certificate of occupancy by the end of March. A few remaining tasks around the stadium must be completed before then, including the massive Tennessee-shaped scoreboard. Business owners, residents excited by Downtown Knoxville's future as stadium nears completion 'Very close to being complete. We are working on the audiovisual system, the wiring for the audiovisual system, the last bit of sidewalk of the concourse area behind the right field bar, and some signage,' said Barry Brooke of the commercial property development firm LawlerWood. Ground was broken at the East Knoxville site near the Old City in June 2023. The stadium will be publicly-owned by the city and county. It was funded in large part by $65 million in public bonds from the city and county as well as a $13.5-million economic grant from the state. One Knoxville SC 2025 schedule released ahead of move to Covenant Health Park In August, officials announced a stadium naming rights agreement with Knoxville-based healthcare system Covenant Health. Covenant Health Park will welcome Smokies baseball back to Knoxville after more than 20 years in Sevier County. One Knoxville SC, a third-division professional soccer team, will play their home matches at the stadium after two years at Regal Soccer Stadium on the University of Tennessee campus. It will also host concerts, festivals, and other community events. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
