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Tomato Wars a good-natured part of Grainger celebration
Published 07/26/2009 at midnight
RUTLEDGE - Nine-year-old Hayden Dacus was the lone ranger - the only member of team Tomatonators left standing on the tomato-splattered battlefield.
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'War' brings Grainger tomatoes into spotlight
Published 07/23/2009 at midnight
Local folks and possibly even some out-of-towners are preparing for imminent war in Grainger County this weekend - a war that involves red, juicy and round ammunition.
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Church at Knoxville gives as part of outreach
Published 07/23/2009 at midnight
Modeling themselves after New Testament Christians, the members of the newly formed Church at Knoxville said they are striving to serve others by feeding them, washing their cars, pumping their gas and paying for their laundry services.
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UT's Graduate School of Education raises visibility
Published 07/22/2009 at midnight
With a new graduate program, the University of Tennessee has joined the ranks of a small circle of schools that includes Harvard and Stanford universities.
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Services held on site where blaze destroyed church
Published 07/20/2009 at midnight
For the first time in more than 50 years, Eula Harris attended services outside of her church.
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Rocky Mountain fever cases up statewide
Published 07/18/2009 at midnight
More cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever are being found statewide this summer over last year, but Knox County has seen no increase.
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Pellissippi creates new degree
Published 07/17/2009 at midnight
At the suggestion of numerous industries in the area, Pellissippi State Technical Community College has created a new industrial maintenance degree that will be offered for free to 20 students in the fall.
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Partnership to build 'animal village' on Bearden Hill in Knoxville
Published 07/14/2009 at midnight
A building that once housed a string of unsuccessful restaurants and clubs will soon be transformed into what has been described as an "animal village" aimed at making Knoxville a more pet-friendly place.
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Adopted Chinese children celebrate their culture at Sevierville event
Published 07/12/2009 at midnight
SEVIERVILLE - Five-year-old Suzi Meldrum-Green, who was adopted from China less than four months ago, got a glimpse of the culture she left behind at a celebration Saturday afternoon.
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2 questioned after truck found with tank of anhydrous ammonia
Published 07/09/2009 at midnight
Two people have been detained for questioning as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation after police stopped them in Knoxville on Wednesday.
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