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Knox Co. Mayor Glenn Jacobs shares MoonPies

When the Vols won against UT Chattanooga, Jacobs received a pallet of MoonPies from Coppinger and decided to share the sweetness.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs shared his sweet victory with Knox County Parks and Recreation Monday morning.

Jacobs made a friendly wager on Twitter with the Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger before the Vols game against UT Chattanooga on Sept. 14. 

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When the Vols won, he received a pallet of MoonPies from Coppinger. 

Since one person cannot possibly eat that many MoonPies on their own, he decided to spread the sweetness.

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On Monday, he delivered some of the MoonPies to the Knox County Parks and Recreation morning meeting to say thank you for all of their hard work. 

The parks and rec team tweeted a big thank you back to Jacobs.

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