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  • US 11 yard sale continues in East Tennessee

    The US 11 Antique Alley and Yard Sale will continue to weave its way through East Tennessee Sunday. The event, which follows US 11 for more than 500 miles, through five states, was first projected to bring anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 people to the counties it visits. Robin Zimmerman made the trip to East Tennessee from Georgia. She said she and her husband have traveled for the sale 10 ...

  • Two-time Olympic gold medalist DeeDee Trotter has unique items stolen

    Two-time Olympic gold medalist and former Lady Vol DeeDee Trotter is making headlines once again, but not for her speed. Someone ran off with thousands of dollars worth of Trotter's belonging, including five of her championship rings. The items were stolen from a home in Altamonte Springs, FL. Several reports said the home was that of the athlete, however Trotter said the home was that ...

  • Knoxville hosts national cornhole tournament

    The American Cornhole Organization chose Wild Wing Cafe to host it's Knoxville Cornhole Open on Saturday night. More than one hundred people turned out from seven different states for the chance to take home a $5,000 pot. The ACO is hoping to have another major tournament in Knoxville later this ...

  • Restaurant hosts bands for Butterfly Fund

    Macadoo's Chat & Chew hosted a silent auction and battle of the bands competition for the Butterfly Fund on Saturday night. The families of Emily Barger and Maddie Harrill started the Butterfly Fund after the two girls died from a rare form of cancer in the summer of 2008. The organization supports research and services to help defeat childhood cancer. Saturday night's band ...

  • Knoxville Powerball players explain how they would spend $600 million

    Prior to Saturday's $600 million Powerball jackpot drawing, people in Knoxville were talking about how they would spend that kind of money if they were to ...


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The Producers

The Producers

The Producers was Mel Brooks feature film debut back in 1968, and its outrageous satire of questionable show-business scruples announced the full arrival of a major comic talent. Brooks early 1970s films continued that streak, with Blazing Saddles (1974) and Young Franke ... ...

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  • Two men arrested for slaying of Knoxville man

    Shields, Fooks and Griffin were inside a Knoxville home shortly before 4:30 a.m. Friday, and Griffin wanted to buy heroin, according to a police complaint. Shields and Fooks drew guns, and Shields took some money from Griffin, police said. A witness inside the home told police that after a brief argument, Fooks shot Griffin. Police also charged Fooks with illegal firearms ...

  • Knoxville celebrates biscuit fest

    Downtown Knoxville transformed into a southern kitchen Saturday to celebrate the fourth annual biscuit festival. The smell of freshly baked bread filled the air. Thousands of people enjoyed a staple of southern cuisine, sweet and savory biscuits. A wide array of flavored biscuits filled Market Square. Flavors ranged from garlic and cheese "bo-nuts", a biscuit take on doughnuts, and ...

  • Worlds Fair Park hosts reading festival

    The Knox County public library hosted the ninth annual children's festival of reading Saturday. The goal is to get kids interested in reading during the summer months. Some of top children's authors brought their stories to life in World's Fair Park to the open ears and imaginations. There's also a statewide initiative called "Read-20" which encourages kids to ...

  • Maryville College Hosts Highland Games

    East Tennesseans harkened back to their Gaelic roots Saturday at the Smoky Mountain Highland Games at Maryville College. The celebrations started Friday night with a traditional haggis ceremony. On Saturday Celtic bands blasted traditional music and step dancers moved to the beat. Meanwhile competitors participated in events like the caber toss, the Scottish hammer throw and tug-of-war. The ...

  • Michelle Obama gives graduation speech at Nashville HS

    NASHVILLE (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22-minutes to the Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School in Nashville in her only high school graduation speech this year. The first lady told the 170 ...

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