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Our heroes
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:50 p.m. 0 comments
The Blount County Chapter of the American Red Cross will honor 11 individuals for their service to the community and to others during a special breakfast on Thursday, March 25. The 8th Annual Red Cross Heroes Breakfast, in addition to ...
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For the river
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:46 p.m. 0 comments
The supporters of the Little River Watershed Association who spent a gala evening at the Hilton recently gave a lot of “green” to support more “blue.” The Little River Watershed Association’s annual gala brought more than 170 people to the ...
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Westerling resigns from American Cancer Society
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:44 p.m. 0 comments
Marian Westerling, the American Cancer Society senior development manager responsible for the Blount County Relay for Life, submitted her resignation on Tuesday citing health and personal reasons. She also staffed Downtown Knoxville and West Knoxville relay events. “My last day ...
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Rick Shepard to receive 2010 Leadership Blount Community Leadership award
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:42 p.m. 0 comments
Leadership Blount has named Rick Shepard, City President of United Community Bank, as the 2010 recipient of its Community Leadership Award. Instituted in 2000, the Community Leadership Award recognizes individuals whose sustained actions and leadership reflect Leadership Blount’s commitment to ...
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Airport authority gets contract to buy former Delmar Haynes dealership property
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:41 p.m. 0 comments
The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority has a contract to buy the former Delmar Haynes auto dealership property on Alcoa Highway for more than $5 million and intends to raze the dealership buildings, which sit at the edge of a McGhee ...
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Blount Today adds online obituaries
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:41 p.m. 0 comments
Blount Today has added online obituaries as an additional service to readers. The website can be found at www.blounttoday.com. Tessa Bright Wildsmith, lead graphic designer, said the obituaries are online only. “It is one of those community services that we ...
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‘Sabrina Fair’ sets the stage for more success for Foothills Players
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:39 p.m. 0 comments
Valentine’s Day weekend was a good one for the cast and crew of the Foothills Community Players. The troupe put on their production of “Sabrina Fair,” which included a Friday night, Feb. 12, dinner theater and then shows on Saturday, ...
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Stitching passion
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:38 p.m. 0 comments
Spread across the foot of the bed, quilts are treasured family heirlooms, stitched by great-grandma’s hand to keep the family warm on cold winter nights. Displayed on rods and mounted on walls, quilts are works of art, bits of fabric ...
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Air buddies
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:36 p.m. 0 comments
On March 6 a group of puppies from Blount County got new homes in Rochester, N.Y., thanks to a group called Pilots-n-Paws and the Blount County Humane Society. Volunteers from the Blount County Humane Society met two Rochester, N.Y., pilots ...
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Good food, good cheer
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:36 p.m. 0 comments
A new fundraiser brought an almost-sold out evening when the Bishop’s Table spread its fare to more than 100 people. Guests enjoyed food prepared by the shops at The Market at Washington and High, wine and beer tastings and the ...
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Animal transformations
Published 3/17/2010 at 3:34 p.m. 0 comments
The 50 children who gathered at Maryville United Methodist Church on March 6 were acting just like animals, and the adults were smiling and encouraging them to do more. Primary Players Children’s Theater Group will be taking to the stage ...
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Art for literacy
Published 3/15/2010 at 10:59 a.m. 0 comments
A local artist and a local bookstore owner are joining together to help raise money for two elementary school libraries that are in need of financial support. Lisa Misosky, owner of Southland Books in Maryville, and local philanthropic artist Ra ...
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Friendships celebrated during Black History Month
Published 3/15/2010 at 10:57 a.m. 0 comments
William B. “Billy” Thompson and Carl McDonald were friends. It should have been that simple, but it wasn’t. Thompson was black, and McDonald white, and, in the 1960s, friendships between the races were often seen as unusual. “This was someone ...
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Getting a taste of community spirit
Published 3/15/2010 at 10:56 a.m. 0 comments
Things were hot and spicy at First Church of the Nazarene on Feb. 6, and the visitors seemed to like it that way. The church was the site of the 8th annual CAPPE ChiliFest. The ChiliFest is organized each year ...
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Giving back
Published 3/15/2010 at 10:56 a.m. 0 comments
The chance to help spread awareness of a law that has been on the books since 2001 and the opportunity to raise funds for the organization brought friends of A Secret Safe Place for Newborns to the Alcoa Chili’s restaurant ...
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