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  • Wet weekend weather blamed for bad business

    (WBIR - Knoxville) Rain is a sound East Tennesseans have been hearing a lot of lately, especially on the weekends. Sunday, Sir Goony's Family Fun Center had zero customers due to the wet weather. Owner Sheila Stringfield said, "It's very quiet. There's usually several dozen people sliding on the slides and maybe 50 to 100 people who come through playing golf every couple ...

  • Stand in the Gap continues push to curb meth use

    The Stand in the Gap Coalition is looking to tackle the region's meth problem with the help of local politicians and officials. Since the organization found its footing in 2011, it has created chapters in 10 counties across East Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky. "There's strength in numbers," said organizer Edwin Robertson. It may need those numbers too. It was just ...

  • Knoxville man faces charges for transporting 335 pounds of pot

    A traffic bust in Union County Saturday morning ended with a major drug bust after deputies found a man driving with 335 pounds of marijuana in his car. Union County deputies pulled over a car Saturday morning on Highway 33 near Maynardville after getting reports of an intoxicated driver. While deputies interviewed the driver, they found several packages in the car containing 335 pounds of ...

  • Union County traffic stop nets 300-plus pounds of pot

    Union County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Eric Logsdon, his K-9 partner Ceazor, and Deputy Johnny Collins seized 335 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop Saturday. (Union County Sheriff’s ...

  • THP Man killed in crash passenger charged with DUI by consent

    Douglas Hurst, 43, of Arcadia, Fla., was killed when he pulled into the path of an oncoming vehicle shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 11W in Bean Station, Tenn., according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol incident ...


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Disturbia [DVD]

Disturbia [DVD]

As far as teen-centric riffs on Hitchcock classics go, Disturbia is much better than it has any right to be. Part of the strength of D.J. Caruso's sometimes overdirected, but never-less-than-intriguing suburban thriller is its incessant focus on the role of technology in ... ...

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  • Pultizer Prize winning author promotes new WWII book

    One of the world's most decorated writers visited Knoxville Sunday to promote his new book. Three-time Pulitzer prize-winner Rick Atkinson discussed his latest work "Guns at Last Night," the third and final installment in his "Liberation Trilogy." The three-part series focuses on the battle over Europe during World War II. "Guns at Last Night" keys in on ...

  • Gospel music and family fun highlight Iris Festival

    A weekend-long festival in Greeneville celebrated gospel music, dancing, food, and fun. The bad weather held out for most of the day Sunday for the 19th annual Iris Festival in Greene County. A lot of residents made the trip out to hear gospel music and hits from past decades. They also enjoyed dancing, food, and family-friendly fun. The Iris Festival is a way for local vendors to get out ...

  • Morristown food truck launches fundraiser after fire

    (WBIR-Morristown) A Morristown business on the cusp of celebrating its one-year anniversary is now taking steps to repair damage from flames that destroyed the food truck about a week ago. Crazy Good Burgers & Fries used to park its food truck along the town's main stretch, Monday through Saturday. "It's been great. We've grown, we were about to open up a second ...

  • Triology tour Author Atkinson talks World War II in Knoxville visit

    Pulitzer prize-winning author Rick Atkinson speaks to guests Sunday at the Bijou Theater. Atkinson was in Knoxville as part of a national book-signing tour for the final installment of his "The Liberation Trilogy." (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News ...

  • Tremont adds to board of directors announces officers

    With the addition of these new members, Tremont's board now includes 17 members. Current officers of the board are Cathy Ackermann, chairwoman; Billy Carroll, vice president; and Elizabeth Estill, ...

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