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The Appalachian Ballet Company Celebrates 50 Years Story by: Valerie Lick Whether it’s the dead of winter or the middle of a lazy summer, over 90 dancers of the Appalachian Ballet Company are hard at work. Take Kylie Berry,…
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East Tennessee is known for many things: The Great Smoky Mountains, The University of Tennessee, Dolly Parton’s birthplace, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, just to name a few. However, if someone is to know anything about East Tennessee,…
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Over the past couple of years, CBD Oil has increased in popularity in East Tennessee. You may have heard about it on the news, or through a friend, or may have even seen it being sold in stores. But what exactly is it? And why do so many…
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My mom and dad fooled me that year.” It was the Christmas of 1967 and Oak Ridger Don Bell was 12. “It was probably the best I can remember,” says Bell. “That was the one. Every year I would sneak in under the tree at night and pull the…
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“Make sure that your purposes for carrying a firearm are for the protection of you and those family and friends around you, not to carry out vigilante justice any time the opportunity presents itself.”
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Trent Eades A man for all seasons with interests ranging from humanist philosophy to science fiction, Trent took up a DSLR camera in 2013 and has been shooting like crazy ever since. He has been a student of ancient Greek, medieval…
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Jon Hersey became interested in philosophy after reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. He has traveled extensively with Old Crow Medicine Show as a stage manager and instrument technician, maintaining almost 20 different vintage instruments.…
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Bruce McCamish— Photography has always been a hobby for Bruce McCamish. when a social media craze boosted his hobby to a career, he took to an unconventional method of photography. If you see a guy roaming downtown Knoxville with a camera…
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Oana Harrison — Born in the beautiful city of Braşov, Romania, in the heart of Transilvania (yes, that is the correct spelling and garlic does make her sick), Oana made the skip over the "big pond" in 1997 to attend Berea College.  Soon…
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Robert E. Pryor, Sr. If you have a question about the history of Knoxville or an overlooked medical error, it’s likely that Bob Pryor can provide an answer. He’s a music enthusiast, entertainer, local attorney, and an East Tennessee…
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