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Bledsoe: Albums by Tenderhooks, Heiskell and Senryu sparkle
The Tenderhooks, from left, Emily Robinson, Matt Honkonen, Jake Winstrom, and Ben Oyler are on the eve of releasing a new CD "New Ways to Butcher the English Language." and possibly on the edge of a national ...
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Suspect dead in Heiskell standoff
The suspect in a standoff with law enforcement in Heiskell is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.
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Woman wounded, Heiskell man kills self in domestic situation
Investigators say a Heiskell man died in an apparent suicide Thursday after an earlier domestic dispute when he wounded his girlfriend.
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Roofer killed in fall from Heiskell home
A 52-year-old Atlanta resident fell to his death this morning off a home under construction in the Heiskell area while he was trying to hook himself to a safety rope, according to an Anderson County Sheriff's ...
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Lame ducks spent funds
Three former Knox County commissioners spent all or most of their $6,000 discretionary accounts before leaving office after abbreviated terms in recent weeks, giving their successors little or nothing for ...
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North Knox woman inks 87-acre easement
Marti Davis has the details on Sally Chaffin, who was spurred to sign a conservation easement when "she heard the whine of chain saws and beeps of earth movers on a Friday afternoon this past summer." Chaffin ...
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BOOKER: Being poor didn't curtail having fun
I often mention the fact that I grew up down in the Bottom, Knoxville's largest ghetto that was bounded on the south by Vine Avenue and the north by the Southern Railroad tracks.
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Heiskell gas station burns; cause sought
Around 3:30 am, Fire Teams from Heiskell, Powell, Halls, and Gibbs made a aggressive fire attack to knock down heavy fire moving thru the BP gas station just off I-75. Fire investigators this morning were ...
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Arnett cleans house in first day as Knox County clerk
Foster D. Arnett started his first day on the job Tuesday as Knox County clerk with a bang, cutting eight positions.
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Heiskell man killed in fall from tree
" A Heiskell man sustained fatal injuries in a timbering accident Sunday, according to an Anderson County Sheriff's Department report.
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Regional briefs: July 31
A "suspicious fire" destroyed a large home early Tuesday that had just been built and was for sale for $339,000, according to reports.
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Wife of Deputy Dies, Husband Injured in Motorcycle Wreck in Tennessee
The wife of an Anderson County deputy has died after the motorcycle her husband was driving crashed into a van that turned in front of them.
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State briefs: July 20
Services for a U.S. Army sergeant from Lake City killed July 13 in Afghanistan will be held Monday and Tuesday.
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Wife of deputy dies after collision
The wife of an Anderson County deputy died late Thursday after the motorcycle her husband was driving crashed into a van that turned in front of them.
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Man gets out of vehicle, hit on I-275
" A strange vehicle crash briefly tied up three southbound lanes of I-275 late Sunday morning.
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Eye on the Scene: Back to School
By Matthew Everett , Mike Gibson Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Jazz singer Sara Schwabe has been a reliable double-threat in Knoxville for years, first as part of the Actors Co-op company and, for the last five ...
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Blackberry plants grow into sweet sideline at farmers' markets
Earl Romines picks blackberries from his motorized chair. His berries are sold at the Oak Ridge Jackson Square farmers' market and the market at Laurel Church of Christ.
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Street Wise
Transit center construction closes lanes on James White Parkway This week, crews will close one lane of James White Parkway in each direction as construction begins for the new Knoxville Station Transit Center.
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Local acts band together to support radio station that supported them
WUTK station manager Benny Smith shows off his collection of concert posters collected during his years of music promotion.
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Man gets maximum sentence
A Heiskell man on Monday received the maximum prison sentence for his conviction for reckless vehicular homicide.
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