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McCord Pagan, Author at The Knoxville Mercury
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A Lost Cache of Photos Reveals New Views of Turn-of-the-Century Knoxville

In Cover Stories, Photos by McCord PaganJuly 12, 2017leave a COMMENT

The subjects in the photos are random, yet deliberate. They are refined and raw, a fantastical mix of the mundane and memorable. It’s a literal snapshot of life in East …

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Construction of Knoxville’s $100,000 Gravity Trail Is All Downhill From Here

In News, Stories by McCord PaganMarch 17, 2016leave a COMMENT

The pickup truck groans and lurches forward as it slowly maneuvers its way up the brand-new gravel trail to the build site overlooking South Knoxville. Freshly overturned dirt and newly …

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Land Grant Films Unites Student Documentary Filmmakers and Local Nonprofits

In News, The Daily Dumpster Blog by McCord PaganMarch 8, 2016leave a COMMENT

What do neonatal abstinence syndrome, a program helping wounded veterans learn fly fishing, and the Boys and Girls Clubs all have in common? A need for storytellers. In August 2015, …

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Downtown Driving May Be Hellish, But Detours Will Keep Water Flowing

In The Daily Dumpster Blog by McCord PaganFebruary 29, 2016leave a COMMENT

Anyone brave enough to pilot the family motorcoach downtown can likely attest to the perils of road construction. It’s all around us. Detours cordon off major thoroughfares and alleyways downtown; …

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Rally Unites Student Groups, Unions, and Faculty Against State Legislature

In News by McCord PaganFebruary 6, 2016leave a COMMENT

More than 200 people rallied at the University of Tennessee on Friday afternoon to protest what they say is an increasing and worrying set of bills by the state Legislature …

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