[Slideshow] Forty Faces

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Dear Mister Water Guru

As you may know, the Mayors of Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Knox and Union counties recently joined together to form the East Tennessee Water Coalition. The Coalition was created to address public water service issues & overcome challenges related to droughts and inadequate water supplies.
Last week, the Coalition met with Congressman Zack Wamp, who said: “A [...]

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New Business Plan Blooms from Southern Roots

Yesterday, Don’s blog had the latest info on Popcorn Sutton.
Shucks, most everybody around here knows or has heard of Popcorn, but in case you’re new to the area: Popcorn is a self-acclaimed expert on moonshinin’. He has participated in several festivals throughout the region as a demonstrator and even authored a book [...]

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New Media Leads to Excommunication and Assault w/Utensil… almost

Over the past few days, I’ve been pondering upon new media and how things might shake out for ink slingers. My mind landed here due in part to items I’ve read here and there. I suppose it’s idling on the topic mostly because of the strange new separatist vibe I’m picking up from [...]

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Dear Rich Fisherman…

Hello Derrek Snavely. Nice to meet you. How’s your Mama and them? Wanna come to our next barbecue? Bring the family. We can all be friends.  No, it has nothing to do with the fact you are a professional fisherman, you could win a nice chunk of change in the Wal-Mart fishing tournament [...]

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