Robert Wilson

• 'An exciting day': 15 months after fire, Blount church celebrates reopening Published 01/08/2012 at 6:56 p.m.

  MARYVILLE — On that September Monday some 15 months ago, the people of Kagleys Chapel Baptist Church may have been looking for the brimstone, because they had everything that goes with it in abundance.

• Fundraiser to help Blount County's Mobile Meals program Published 12/26/2011 at 6 p.m.

  MARYVILLE — Eyesight problems long ago deprived Beatrice Roulette of the freedom to drive herself wherever she wants to go.

• Mobile Meals anniversary year: Storms, moves, ever-friendly faces Published 12/21/2011 at 4 a.m.

  There it was, a well-respected local organization about to celebrate four decades of providing meals at home to those unable to obtain or prepare them for themselves.

• State upholds rejection of Blount County charter school application Published 12/19/2011 at 7:32 p.m.

  MARYVILLE — A Blount County group's plan to establish a charter school has fallen short for at least a year, based on an application that Tennessee Board of Education members called weak.

• Jim Dykes remembered as poignant columnist who went against the grain Published 11/18/2011 at 8:14 p.m.

  Daily journalism has the reputation of attracting — some say creating — people with more eccentricities than a character in a Mel Brooks movie.

• Even with their puffy pink blossoms, mimosas still a pest on national park lands Published 10/27/2011 at 4 a.m.

  TALLASSEE — In some neighborhoods, mimosa trees, with their tiny leaves and puffy pink blossoms, are part of the manicured landscape.

• Blount man running for president, with help from YouTube and a comfortable chair Published 10/26/2011 at 4 a.m.

  MARYVILLE — Count David E. Schuster among those who want to be your president.

• Cades Cove preservation association holds anniversary celebration Published 10/21/2011 at 4 a.m.

  CADES COVE — October annually reaffirms that Cades Cove is one of nature's geographic masterpieces. But all year round, the Cades Cove Preservation Association focuses its efforts on making sure the cove's history and culture remain accessible for future generations.

• Fallen Marine remembered in hometown of Madisonville Published 10/02/2011 at 11:07 p.m.

  MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — As both a U.S. Marine and a law enforcement officer, Frankie Watson was committed to bringing the rules and the unruly into alignment.

• Young Maryville College grad now helps lead emerging African nation Published 10/01/2011 at 4 a.m.

  MARYVILLE — Jimmy Makuach's country has a history of only 84 days, but he says its future is where his focus is.

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