Quiet and peaceful small town life.  Lenoir City has only 7,403 residents, but because of the city's location, it also has many hotels and restaurants. This is a beautiful area with friendly people in a growing community.

The city is well located near I-75 and I-40 with three highways passing through the area; Kingston Pike, Highway 321 - the highway to the Smokies - and Highway 11 - a highway leading north to Knoxville and south to Loudon.

A tip: Highway 11 is called Broadway when it passes through downtown Lenoir City.  

Historic houses, new houses and those in between are available in the communities and subdivisions in the city.

The city has a historic district. In this part of the original center of the city, residents are able to walk to the library, hardware store or shop for furniture and antiques all within a short distance. Lenoir City is developing new residential neighborhoods in a way that Mayor Matt Brookshire and city officials have encouraged. Brookshire says, "We were interested in raising the bar in Lenoir City. We wanted neighborhoods to be very family-friendly with sidewalks and lighting." Developments have started to exceed their original hopes with some adding underground electric and period lighting. He adds that his "long-term vision for Lenoir City is for a community that is attractive to families."

Taxes are lower here than in both Knoxville and Blount Counties. The city's property tax rate is $1.30 per $100 of 25% of the assessed value of the house. For a $100,000 house, taxes would be $325 per year. City residents also pay county property taxes. Lenoir City Schools include Lenoir City Elementary, Lenoir City Middle and Lenoir City High.

The school system has a new career and technical center with an extensive curriculum on health occupations, criminal justice, graphic arts and other careers. According to School Superintendent Wayne Miller, "All have post-articulation agreements from post-secondary schools so students can get college credit for classes." The high school also offers six advanced placement courses which students receive college credit for including Calculus, History and English. Next year, a state-of-the-art computer lab with 70 workstations will open. Students in a special program will be "A Plus" certified when they graduate so they will be employable to work on networks. The school district is also a full-service family resource center which, among other things, offers parenting strategies to help students be more successful.

Residents of Lenoir City receive a quarterly newsletter, Lenoir City News, (the name taken from a former Lenoir City newspaper). This newsletter from the city tells them about activities and offers other information about what's going on in their community. The last newsletter reminded people that many visitors will be coming to see the fall leaves, some staying overnight in one of the many hotels in Lenoir City.

Residents of Lenoir City have about 20 churches to choose from including Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Catholic.  This is a full service city with police and fire departments, utilities and a parks and recreation department. Lenoir City has about 20 full-time police officers and a school resource officer who spends all of his time at the schools. A low crime rate can be attributed to both small-town life and because as W. Dale Hurst, City Administrator says, "Training is number one." There are two fire stations-- one downtown and one off of Highway 321-- with a total of 18 full time and 12 part time firefighters. The Lenoir City Utilities Board offers electricity, gas, water and sewage.

The Parks and Recreation Department is in charge of the city's many parks and other recreational locations, as well as managing some of the special events that take place in the city.  Recreational opportunities created by this department include soccer fields, a walking trail and the new city pool behind the Lenoir City Middle School. The pool will soon be covered, making it into a year ‘round facility where classes will be offered. Lenoir City also offers life in the center of the boating and fishing on the Tennessee River/Fort Loudoun and Watts Bar Lakes.

The city is governed by a mayor and six city council members, all non-partisan. The position of mayor is a two-year term and city council is a four-year term. City council members are Vice Mayor Buddy Hines, Tony Aikins, Gene Hamby, Mike Henline, Gene "Blackie" Johnson and Eddie Simpson.

Roane State Community College opened in 2001 and offers career prep programs which often lead to an Associate of Applied Science degree. Programs include nursing, radiology, criminal justice, business management and accounting. Roane State Community College also offers university parallel programs which allow students to study for two years and then transfer to another institution with majors including math, music, forestry, pre-law and premed. The Lenoir City Library shares the Roane State Community College Building and is open Monday through Saturday.

Fort Loudoun Medical Center on Highway 321 opened in November 2004. This $29 million, 50-bed facility offers state-of-the-art imaging, emergency and surgical suites. For more information call 865-271-6000 or go to their website at www.ftloudoun.com.  A huge amount of growth is taking place on Highway 321, making the area a regional shopping center. Mayor Brookshire explains that the business taxes from this area are helping to keep other taxes low. So not only do residents have businesses close to where they live, they pay less taxes because of them.  Two developments in particular will bring services to residents: Town Creek and Creekwood. The developers of the Town Creek development on Highway 321 near I-75 say it will have commercial, retail, medical and residential areas on its approximately 300 acres.  A short distance north of Lenoir City on I-75, you'll find the development of Creekwood, which is also expected to be mixed use on its 200 plus acres. Lenoir City offers friendly small-town life with many of the amenities of a larger city right in its city limits and everything else only minutes away. Combine this convenience with the natural beauty of the area and the many recreational opportunities that are at the city's doorstep and you might have a place that you need to visit so you can learn more.

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