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The couple wanted to serve the mission field in their own community, McCoy said.</description><author>colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)</author><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:19:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink=\"false\">urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-17446-733982</guid><category>featured_videos</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title=\"Editor\">Lance Coleman</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Maryville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>A hand up</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType=\"Text\"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url=\"http://www.blounttoday.com\" City=\"Maryville\" CountryArea=\"TN\">blounttoday.com</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>hand</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-17446-733982</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item xmlns:apcm=\"http://ap.org/schemas/03/2005/apcm\" xmlns:apnm=\"http://ap.org/schemas/03/2005/apnm\"><title>Stuff the Bus for Blount County Schools set for Aug. 7 </title><link>http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/jul/29/stuff-bus-blount-county-schools-set-aug-7/?partner=RSS</link><description>The Blount County Education Foundation is holding its annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Wal-Mart locations in Alcoa and Maryville.Wal-Mart shoppers can “stuff the bus” on Aug. 7 by making a cash or check donation directly to the BCEF to purchase school supplies, or they can choose to purchase needed items themselves while shopping and drop it in the bus on their way out of the store.  </description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:12:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink=\"false\">urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-17442-733982</guid><category>news/local</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine>Staff Writer</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Maryville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Stuff the Bus for Blount County Schools set for Aug. 7 </apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType=\"Text\"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url=\"http://www.blounttoday.com\" City=\"Maryville\" CountryArea=\"TN\">blounttoday.com</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>stuff-bus-blount-county-schools-set-aug-7</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-17442-733982</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item xmlns:apcm=\"http://ap.org/schemas/03/2005/apcm\" xmlns:apnm=\"http://ap.org/schemas/03/2005/apnm\"><title>Pellissippi launches campaign to become ‘All-Steinway’ </title><link>http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2010/jul/29/pellissippi-launches-campaign-become-all-steinway/?partner=RSS</link><description>Teaching studios in the Music program at Pellissippi State Community College are booked solid. The program itself has become so popular that more than 2,000 students participated in it this past academic year.Pellissippi State has been educating musicians for more than 20 years. 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Keep Blount Beautiful is partnering with Terracycle to recycling corks, gum packaging, nutrition bar wrappers and cell phones.   According to a Keep Blount Beautiful press release, TerraCycle makes affordable, eco-friendly products from a wide range of different non-recyclable waste materials. 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