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  • Update Large hail falls on Knox Co. as storm rolls by

    Large hail of up to a quarter and half-dollar-size fell on parts of Knox, Anderson and Blount counties Sunday afternoon. Severe storm warnings for Knox and several other counties were allowed to expire, but a warning for Anderson Co. remained in effect until 2:30 ...

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Loudon Morgan Roane Cos

    Severe Thunderstorm warning for Loudon Co., Morgan Co., Roane Co. until 1:15 p.m. The national weather service Doppler Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm that could produce quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. The storm was located near Kingston at 12:12 p.m. moving southeast at 15 mph. The National Weather Service says that this is a dangerous storm. It advisses ...

  • North Knox County man charged with murder of his brother

    KNOXVILLE - A north Knox County man is being charged with the murder of his brother, who was found lying in a pool of blood early Saturday morning, according to the Knox County Sheriff's ...

  • Who failed the children 407-pound teen sister die within 4 months

    RED BOILING SPRINGS, TENN. - Derek and Sherry Head live down a gravel driveway that forks in two directions. The short path goes to their small white home, and the other runs up the hill to the Clementsville Cemetery. They buried two of their children there last year. Beneath black headstones, they first buried their 407-pound son, Adam, 15, and then their daughter, Tamara, who suffered from ...

  • 5 things to know today

    Highland Games: Be Scottish, if only for the weekend. The 2013 Smoky Mountain Highland Games are this weekend on the campus of Maryville College. Gates open at 8:30 a.m. today. The event includes athletic competitions in such events as tossing the caber or haggis, lots of music and activities for tartan-clad children. A worship service scheduled for 9:30 a.m. includes a parade of the attending ...


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  • ET Preservation Alliance offers Alexander Inn estate tag sale

    East Tennessee Preservation Alliance The Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge was built by the government as a ';Guest House'; for Manhattan Project ...

  • Tennessee Congressmen struggling with internet sales tax decision

    Gov. Bill Haslam wants states to have the power to collect the tax, arguing it is money that is already owed. Some small businesses in Duncan's Knoxville-based congressional district take the same position and say it's a matter of fairness: They already are required by law to collect the tax and send it to the state, but out-of-state online retailers are ...

  • People and honors May 19

    Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be ...

  • Business bulletins May 19

    Tennessee Small Business Development Center, Roane State: offers a seminar on the Affordable Care Act for businesses 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at the Oak Ridge Chamber, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike. ...

  • 1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball

    A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...

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