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As sure as the temperatures cool and every possible food and beverage becomes flavored with pumpkin spice, so too does October fill up with an array of East Tennessee festivals. Here are eight to add to the calendar.  Robert Tino Smoky…
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Painter-sculptor Marga McBride believes in sharing gifts Marga McBride sees the sublime in the simplest of images. The brilliant red seeds of a towering magnolia. The determination in the face of a toddler who sees himself as Captain…
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This is the time of year that students — and their parents — are hoping for success for the school year ahead. There are things parents can do to help their children prepare, says Krista McGrath, co-owner with her husband Matthew of…
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Travelers who’d like to combine the bustle of Nashville with the polar opposite of bustle ought to consider a visit to Edgar Evins State Park. Located west of Cookeville and about an hour fromdowntown Nashville, the state park offers…
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There’s nowhere we walk that others haven’t trod before us: members of the Cherokee Nation, early white settlers, black people who were enslaved, both Union and Confederate soldiers. Get a taste of East Tennessee history by visiting one of…
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Glassmaker sees teaching as a critical part of his craft Johnny Glass’s name is his destiny. The Knoxville native grew up dreaming of a career on stage and screen, worked at the Bijou as a teen and even had some early appearances in…
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For his love of Knox County Mobile Meals, volunteer Charley Wood recently walked more than 200 miles across Spain. Charley has been a Mobile Meals volunteer since 1995, delivering to homebound clients every Thursday he is in town.…
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Happy 230th anniversary, Knox County! Gov. William Blount created Knox County on June 11, 1792, from parts of Greene and Hawkins counties. Named for American Revolutionary War General Henry Knox, it was, at the time, much larger than it…
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If you’ve visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you know that water tumbles down rock faces and drops off the edges of cliffs in abundance. But don’t think the Smokies is the only place in Tennessee with amazing views of falling…
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Looking for something to do with your dad on Sunday? Sure, he’d love a burger and a cold beer in the back yard, but why not get out there and try some of what Knoxville has to offer? Consider one of these experiences instead: For…
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