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Wayne Bledsoe A new grill is a meaty decision
Every year around this time I get the propane tank filled on the gas grill and give that grill a good looking over. I say "looking over" because I'm not really going to do anything maintenance-wise. What I'm assessing is "Will this grill last another ...
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Duck Dynasty stars do commercials for Clayton Homes
Submitted Miss Kay and Phil Robertson, stars of the A&E reality television program ';Duck Dynasty,'; talk about the virtues of Clayton Homes in a commercial they recently did for the ...
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Pam Reeves Understand the terms when signing a noncompete agreement
Pamela Reeves is a partner in the Knoxville law firm Reeves, Herbert & Anderson P.A. Because factual situations vary, competent legal counsel should be consulted for individual ...
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Middle-schoolers already practicing their job interviewing skills
"I want them to recognize," she said, "that the future is a reality" and be aware that gaining the personal skills necessary to obtain employment need not wait until the job search actually ...
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David Moon Delighting customers equals increased sales
The store had a turnover of almost one person per second. More customers came and went from that Apple store in 15 seconds than from the Knoxville Sprint store in more than an ...
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Man dies after car catches fire falls off bridge
One Maryville man is dead, after his vehicle caught on fire and fell off a bridge into a creek early Saturday morning, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol accident ...
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A little rain doesnt dampen Biscuit Festival
Lenoir City's Adam Waller had a different spin on the threat of inclement weather keeping the crowd and long lines down at the International Biscuit Festival today in downtown ...
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Michelle Obama to give commencement address in Nashville
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High seniors finally are filing into the Gentry Center after coming hours early for a very special graduation -- marked by a speech from First Lady Michelle Obama. "I feel like this is an honor and a privilege and it is because of all of our hard work. It's paying off," graduate Shanese Brown said. The students are going through airport-style ...
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Driver killed in fiery Maryville crash
Tennessee Highway Patrol confirmed one person died in a fiery single-vehicle crash in Maryville early Saturday morning. Blount County dispatchers said around 3 a.m. crews responded to East Lamar Alexander Highway, between Helton Road and Tucklaleechee Pike for a car on fire. Two pictures emailed to 10News from a viewer show massive flames coming from the vehicle. THP Sgt. Randy Huckeby said ...
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Flames erupt in Maryville crash
Flames erupted in a Maryville car crash early Saturday morning. Blount County dispatchers said around 3 a.m. crews were called out to East Lamar Alexander Highway, between Helton Road and Tuckaleechee Pike. Two pictures emailed to 10News from a viewer show massive flames coming from the vehicle. Blount County fire crews, the rescue squad, and Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the scene, ...
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Mega Millions jackpot won Powerball at $600M
Two winning jackpot tickets were sold in Friday's $190 million Mega Millions drawing, but even if you aren't holding those magic numbers in your hand, you have a chance at an even bigger prize tonight.The winning tickets in the Mega Millions drawing were bought in New Jersey and Virginia, according to a news release on the lottery's website. The winning numbers were: 11, 15, 35, ...
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My Village Child Development Center celebrates in face of closure
Haley Green gets help with her graduation cap from Danielle Aranas at the My Village Child Development Center’s last pre-K graduation on Friday. JaQuan Glasper, center, holds his cap up waiting on help. My Village began as a daycare for residents of nearby Montgomery Village but eventually served children from throughout South Knoxville. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS ...
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Peace treaty signed to end Coal Creek War
Barry Thacker, president of Coal Creek Watershed Foundation, explains the history of the Coal Creek War during a ceremony Friday at the site of Fort Anderson on Militia Hill. (BOB FOWLER/NEWS ...
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Vanquish Worldwide gets multimillion-dollar EPA contract
Maryville-based Vanquish Worldwide, has landed a multimillion-dollar contract to store and manage equipment for the Environmental Protection Agency in the northwestern ...
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New Weigels card will connect to checking account
On Monday, Weigel's Stores will begin offering a no-purchase gas discount card the company says will allow customers to save up to 10 cents per gallon on their fuel ...
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5 things to know today
Mmmm, biscuits: The International Biscuit Festival will be held today, beginning at 9 a.m. The bake-off competition will be held noon-4:10 p.m. at the Biscuit Big Top Tent, located on Market Street. Various cooking demonstrations will be presented between biscuit competitions. The student category, featuring finalists Megan Fleming and Auden Cole, will begin at 12:40 p.m.; the Savory Biscuit ...
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UT to offer summer reading tutoring books
Third-, fourth- and fifth-graders struggling to read can beef up their skills this summer before they head to back to school, thanks to the University of ...
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Sorority woes Setbacks delay UT houses opening
Construction of the Alpha Omicron Pi house, pictured on Friday at the University of Tennessee's Sorority Village, is dragging on due to the bankruptcy of its contractor and subsequent legal entanglements. Hickory Construction has taken on the job of completing construction of the 17,000-square-foot house which could take another year — or longer. (Paul Efird/News ...
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Regal makes most movies accessible for hearing vision impaired
By the end of this month, every digital film playing in a Regal Cinema theater will for the first time be 100% accessible to all deaf and blind ...
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Senior with passion for fashion headed to NYC
It's graduation season when a lot of high school seniors are planning their next move. One West High School student is headed to New York City to pursue her passion for fashion. "I hate it when people follow the trend. I say create the trend," Caroline Trotter said. The Tennessee teen creates art. Caroline Trotter prefers shooting photographs outdoors. She said it's all ...
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Biscuit Festival draws national attention
International Biscuit Festival is recieving more than just East Tennessee media coverage. Organizer John Craig said the festival has made headlines around the country. Craig said the rise in popularity is in part thanks to the comeback of Southern cuisine. "We've got people from New York to California that want to talk about Southern food because it has an authentic quality to it ...
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Details emerge in Ft. Campbell officers stalking case
New details are emerging in the stalking case against an Army officer at Fort Campbell. Police say Colonel Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages. Colonel Haas managed the sexual harassment and assault response program. On Wednesday, his ex-wife Alissa Owen told police that Haas had been sending her threatening text messages since November 2011, shortly before their ...
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TBI criticizes Nashville reports on Holly Bobo case
The TBI is criticizing a series of reports by a Nashville TV station in the Holly Bobo disappearance case. News media statewide have reported extensively on the search for the 20-year-old, who went missing from her Decatur County home two years ago. The NBC station in Nashville, WSMV, recently aired a series of reports that appeared to update the investigation and the circumstances ...
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Guilty again Jury convicts George Thomas for second time in Christian-Newsom killings
Photos by MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL Patty Boardwine, chief victims witness coordinator, hugs Hugh Newsom after a jury said guilty of all counts Friday in the re-trial of George Thomas accused of taking part in the January 2007 kidnappings and killings of Channon Christian, 21, and Chris Newsom, 23. At left is Mary ...
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Portion of Western Avenue reopens
A closed portion of a busy Knoxville street is reopening Friday night. Western Avenue has been closed between Keith and Richmond Avenues for the past few weeks while a KUB contractor works on improvements to the wastewater system. The road will reopen Friday at midnight, but some construction work will continue through next week. One land of the road will be closed in each direction from 9 ...
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Development projects plod on despite downturn
Knoxville has been hit hard by the recession like every other major city across the country and the world, but innovative planning and adaptation by city leaders seem to be helping the local economy recovery, while laying the ground work for a strong economic future as well.
Knoxville, like any major city, suffers from its fair share of social ills, inner city violence, a concerning crime rate, dilapidated areas of the city that breed nefarious anti-social behavior like drug abuse and drug dealing and a lack of funds to properly stamp out these problems. Read more
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