WVLT-TV Knoxville - Fri Nov 06

When you think of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you might imagine it as as an outdoorsman's paradise with breathtaking views, and probably not as "a national treasure surrounded by a bathtub ring of ugly, unplanned development," as National Geographic Traveler magazine describes the Smokies.

The Seymour Herald - Wed Nov 04

Phillip L. Hammock, 38, surrendered to authorities after a three day manhunt. Police said that Hammock last week led them on a long chase in a stolen truck in Townsend that authorities feared would end near Townsend Elementary School.

The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tue Nov 03

How many weeks in a row can the Scope write about un-built Walmart stores? At least two! Last week, this column highlighted Dumplin Creek, the massive retail project at Interstate 40's Exit 407, in Sevier County, where developer John Turley is trying to convince the city of Sevierville to pitch in $8.5 million for a new road, after his initial ...