Grainger County Parks and Recreation

05/14/2026

05/12/2026

Just a reminder - If you’re planning on being in the Graduation Celebration Parade tomorrow evening, you need to be at the Rutledge Primary School at 530 pm for lineup and instructions and ready to leave at 6 pm. I have posted the route we will be taking so the family and friends will know where to be to see the parade. We want you to have a fun time in the parade but in a safe manner so follow the instructions and pay attention. Family and friends let’s show these graduates how proud we are of them by coming out and supporting them in this celebration.

05/12/2026

Parade route - Leave Rutledge Primary School at 6pm, go west down Rutledge pike through town, turn right on Mill avenue, left on Dailey street, go through the parking lot at Ridgeview Terrace nursing home, down Coffey lane to the stop sign at the intersection of Coffey lane and Rutledge pike where the parade will end. From here you can go back up Water street to the Primary School to meet your families and get your vehicle’s. -

05/06/2026

The public restrooms at Grainger County Park are now open. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the closure over the last couple of weeks. Our water problem has been resolved.

04/21/2026

The restrooms at Grainger County Park will be closed until further notice. We are having problems with our well system and currently have no water at the park. When repaired we will let everyone know. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this closure. The park is still open for visitors who want to visit it.

04/20/2026

Parents , Grandparents, Friends, Neighbors, Teachers of the Class of 2026, Let’s get together and send these graduates out in style with a Community Parade through Downtown Rutledge on Wednesday May 13, 2026 Starting @ 6pm. If you would like to be part of the parade, you will need to be at the Rutledge Primary School at 530 pm to start lining up for the parade. If you are interested in being in the parade please direct message us back so we can get a count of people, cars and floats that will be participating. Everyone come out and show these graduates how proud you are of them. If you have any questions please contact our office at 865-828-9900.

04/20/2026

Attention all 2026 Graduates of Grainger County. We are again this year having a Parade of Celebration for all our County Graduates on Wednesday May 13 2026. If you would like to participate in our Parade to honor you, please respond via direct message to this post. We need to get a number of cars/floats that will be used so we can plan accordingly with the authorities for the road closure. The parade will start lining up at Rutledge Primary School @ 530 pm with the parade starting at 600 pm. ALL 2026 graduates are invited to participate. Any questions please contact the Grainger County Parks and Recreation Office at 865-828-9900 for more information.

03/23/2026

The Parks and Recreation basketball league is officially finished for this season with a game between the coaches and the referees yesterday. The coaches put up a good fight but ran out of gas at the end with the referees winning the game this year. We would like to thank all of the coaches, assistant coaches, referees and scorekeepers for their time they gave to our youth of the county in this basketball league. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again next season.

02/09/2026

All Parks and Recreation basketball games for tonight are playing as scheduled. Sorry for the late notice.