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UT and Jack Daniel’s relationship goes far beyond Game Day celebrations

In News by Thomas FraserSeptember 7, 2017leave a COMMENT

If you are a Volunteers fan or University of Tennessee alum, there’s a good chance your orange blood has commingled with Old No. 7. Coincidentally, the UT Department of Forestry, …

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CareCuts bolsters Knoxville’s homeless with free haircuts and caring

In Press Forward by JoAnna BrookerAugust 1, 2017leave a COMMENT

Q&A: Marti Baker, founder Plus: Archie Baker, Penny Troutt, Richard Grossbard, and Connie Killingsworth, volunteers As a barber for 35 years and a volunteer at Lost Sheep Ministry,MartiBaker was touched by …

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Hiking club resurrects Smoky Mountain Railroad ‘rail-to-trail’ route in South Knoxville

In News by S. Heather DuncanJuly 28, 2017leave a COMMENT

Winter creeper turns the old rail bed into a completely green tunnel, shielded from the blinding summer sun above. It’s so dark that even mid-morning, crickets sing a loud, high-pitched …

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Spurred by East Knox farm families, MPC develops “rural preservation zone”

In News by S. Heather DuncanJuly 28, 2017leave a COMMENT

There’s a place in Knox County for rolling green hills speckled with barns and goats. Despite the prevailing allure of restaurants and multiplexes, many would like to keep it intact. …

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Knoxville College science building avoids pollution listing

In News by S. Heather DuncanJuly 27, 2017leave a COMMENT

Knoxville College is off the hook: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation decided not to list its science building as one of the state’s most polluted properties. The state …

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