 01/24/10 Free income tax help for local older residents as well as for low- or middle-income residents will begin Feb. 1 and continue through April 15, courtesy of the American Association of Retired Persons.
01/24/10 With a more than $500,000 revenue shortfall so far this year, the Washington County School System is looking making serious cuts to finish out the school year.
 01/22/10 Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during its 75th anniversary year were up 5 percent over 2008 and were the most in nearly a decade.
01/22/10 From Our Press ServicesGATLINBURG -- Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during its 75th anniversary year were up 5 percent over 2008 and were the most in nearly a decade.Park Supt. Dale Ditmanson said 9,491,436 people came into the 500,000-acre park in calendar year 2009 through its three main entrances and outlying areas.Ditmanson attributed much of the increase to the ...
 01/21/10 by Phil Rice - A couple years ago I was swapping tales from my time in the hotel business with a guy who was working as a desk clerk at a little motel in the tourist town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
 01/21/10 Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during its 75th anniversary year were up five percent over 2008 and were the most in nearly a decade.
 01/21/10 Visitation to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2009 was the highest in almost a decade - despite the weak economy and wet weather during the spring and summer.Officials credit the turnaround to the Smokies' 75th anniversary, which showcased the park's history, beauty and cultural resources throughout 2009.The Smokies received 9,491,436 visitors last year - a 5 percent increase over ...
01/17/10 Jill Beason has received a Presidential Award from the Rural Health Association of Tennessee for service to the organization. She is regional director of community service for Mercy Health Partners.Bill Beedle has been named WSI Field Employee of the Year. He is property and facilities manager for WSI-Oak Ridge.Fluttie Blackstock has been named Volunteer of the Year at Enrichment Federal Credit ...
 01/11/10 U.S. 64/74 is closed about 12 miles west of the North Carolina-Tennessee state line in the Ocoee River Gorge because of a rock slide.
 12/30/09 -- As announced last night on ECW, former champions CM Punk, Mark Henry and Chavo Guerrero return for the "ECW Homecoming" on next week's show, competing to determine who will face ECW Champion Christian for the title at the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2010.
 12/25/09 Warren A. "Gator" Taylor was tired of driving, so he pulled off the interstate in this Blue Ridge Mountain town to buy gas and food. The 53-year-old Tennessee man had been angry at the government for months, even years, federal officials said Thursday, and this seemed like as good a place as any to use the handguns and mock explosives he had packed in his red pickup.
 12/24/09 Warren "Gator" Taylor was tired of driving, so he pulled off the interstate in this Blue Ridge Mountain town to buy gas and food. The Tennessee man had been angry atthe government for months, even years, federal officials...
12/24/09 WYTHEVILLE, Va. - Warren "Gator" Taylor was tired of driving, so he pulled off the interstate in this Blue Ridge Mountain town to buy gas and food. The Tennessee man had been angry at the government f...
 12/24/09 Stephanie Klein-Davis, The Roanoke Times/The Associated Press Bullet holes are seen in the window of the post office in Wytheville, Va.
 12/24/09 Warren "Gator" Taylor was tired of driving, so he pulled off the interstate in this Blue Ridge Mountain town to buy gas and...
12/24/09 WYTHEVILLE, Va. -- Warren "Gator" Taylor was tired of driving, so he pulled off the interstate in this Blue Ridge Mountain town to buy gas and food.
 11/30/09 The National Weather Service has issued a "High Wind Warning" for the Eastern-most counties in Tennessee.
 11/28/09 Dogwood Heights Baptist Church in Tazewell hosted a military marriage ceremony that involved several members of the Tennessee National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment on Saturday.
11/27/09 Visitors to the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will find better toilet facilities next year.
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