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The Object of My Affection
Thanksgiving isn't the same without them. T he area where I used to live was bordered on the back by wild and mountainous topography, very close--as the crow flies--to the Great Smokies, where perhaps more than ...
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Slow road ahead for Three Sisters development
The Three Sisters haven't been forgotten. Publicity may have faded more than a year after a $19 million purchase of 5,071 acres of mountain and forest land on Chilhowee Mountain, but investors are taking the ...
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Voting turnout heavy in Blount County
Many polling precincts opened to lines at 8 a.m. today and some voting places, including the one at Alcoa First Baptist Church Family Life Center, still had lines after 10:30 a.m. When the voting began there ...
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Couple teams up to create whimsical stained glass
What started as a pasttime after retirement accelerated into a small business for Larry and Paula McLain.
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U.S. Senate Lamar Alexander
The Tennessean endorses Lamar Alexander for re-election to the U.S. Senate. This newspaper has not always endorsed the campaigns of the Republican from Maryville, who now lives in nearby Walland, but we ...
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Holidays done right: Chilhowee Inn offering cooking classes
Chef and caterer Jane Franklin sits a pretty fall table at the Chilhowee Inn. She will be offering cooking classes that focus on holiday entertaining.
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Blue Ribbon Fair draws crowd
Lester didn't just crow about winning. He crowed about everything. A handsome Dominique rooster, Lester won a crowing contest at the Blue Ribbon Country Fair, held Saturday at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage ...
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Fire destroys house; firefighters battle blaze, cool off propane tank
Two deputies spotted a fire on Thursday morning that destroyed a Sparks Road house and kept firefighters on the scene for hours while cooling off a 500-gallon propane tank.
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Pedaling around Cades Cove Loop Road? Read this.....
W ednesday, 9/24/2008 will be the last day of the 2008 season when the Cades Cove Loop Road will close to cars for bicyclists and pedestrians to enjoy the early morning hours all to themselves.
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Next phase of Foothills Parkway construction starts next week
The next phase of construction for the Foothills Parkway's "Missing Link" starts Monday, September 22.
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Couple arrested in alleged beating of Walland man
Two Louisville residents were arrested Sunday after being accused of beating a Walland man - who is partially paralyzed from cerebral palsy - with beer bottles, a cane, a plate and a dumbbell.
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Artisan cheese maker finds fine fit for venerable craft in Blount County
Singing Brook cheese is produced in 8- to 10-pound wheels and sold by the pound.
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Foods' acidity determines preservation method
Haesel Charlesworth knows a lot about canning. It's what she does as a preservationist for Blackberry Farm, Walland.
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Resort lays on the cheese: Blackberry's sheep milk cheese a hit at market
It's not every community that has a world-class resort selling cheese at the local farmers' market.
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Air unit at Walland School keeping things so cool they're forced to work in shifts
"I've been from one end of this county to another, from Shooks Gap to Walland," Blount County election worker Mae Owenby said about 3 p.m. today.
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Alexander Holds Leadership Role
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., a former governor of Tennessee who resides in Walland, is seeking re-election to a second Senate term.
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East Tennessee camp offers fun for kids dealing with cancer
Cancer can be traumatizing for anyone, but especially a child, and for more than 25 years Children's Hospital has been helping kids cope in a way like no other -- with a trip to camp.
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Second Harvest's backpack program feeds students
An elementary school student leaves campus on Friday not knowing when they will eat their next meal.
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Second Harvest's backpack program feeds students
An elementary school student leaves campus on Friday not knowing when they will eat their next meal.
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