Puncheon Camp
As we were researching areas along the White Lightning Trail, we came across this old schoolhouse. It is located next to Puncheon Creek in Washburn, TN (Grainger County). The community of Washburn was apparently known as Puncheon Camp and was named Washburn in 1898. Up until 1801, it had been the County Seat for Graing...
Cumberland Gap Ranger receives prestigious national award
CUMBERLAND GAP, Tenn. — Sunlight breaks through the morning fog revealing traces of the misty forest. In the distance birds are singing, as a squirrel bounds from the ground and, in an instant, scrambles up the nearest tree. The scene is set. Through the trees a shadowy figure bounds toward the camera, “Wow! Welcom...
Homecoming at Museum of Appalachia is a fall tradition for many
NORRIS - A small get-together three decades ago has grown into a fall tradition that now attracts thousands of visitors. The 30th annual Tennessee Fall Homecoming on the grounds of the Museum of Appalachia is expected to draw as many as 50,000 people during its four-day run. Virtually nonstop bluegrass, Gospel an...
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Cumberland to Celebrate Heritage at Daniel Boone 275th Birthday Party
On Friday, August 7th, 2009 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (NHP) will host a birthday party to commemorate the 275th anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone. Although his actual birthday is October 22nd, this unique celebration during Indian Summer will feature a walk with “Daniel Boone” through the Cumb...
Southern Nationals stretch run goes through East Tennessee
After seven exciting races, the O’Reilly Southern Nationals Series is ready for the final three events on the 10-race mini-series which ends in East Tennessee. During the first seven events, there have been five different winners including Vic Hill (Wythe Raceway), Jonathan Davenport (Carolina Speedway), Casey Rob...
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As we were researching areas along the White Lightning Trail, we came across this old schoolhouse. It is located next to Puncheon Creek in Washburn, TN (Grainger County). The community of Washburn was apparently known as Puncheon Camp and was named Washburn in 1898. Up until 1801, it had been the County Seat for Grainger [...]
Cumberland Gap Ranger receives prestigious national award
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CUMBERLAND GAP, Tenn. — Sunlight breaks through the morning fog revealing traces of the misty forest. In the distance birds are singing, as a squirrel bounds from the ground and, in an instant, scrambles up the nearest tree. The scene is set. Through the trees a shadowy figure bounds toward the camera, “Wow! Welcome to [...]
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A hint of winter on Norris Lake
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Could it be that Winter has arrived at the lake? Its cold outside, the lake is so choppy there are little waves breaking on the rocks across from us, and the boats are rocking, including ours. I love it. The buoy line is askew – way out of line with the wind blowing houseboats and [...]
Oak Ridge supercomputer is world’s fastest
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KNOXVILLE, TN (AP) – The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as Jaguar at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility has become the fastest in the world.
It will be listed as No. 1 on the TOP500 list of supercomputers that will be formally announced Tuesday.
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Homecoming at Museum of Appalachia is a fall tradition for many
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NORRIS – A small get-together three decades ago has grown into a fall tradition that now attracts thousands of visitors.
The 30th annual Tennessee Fall Homecoming on the grounds of the Museum of Appalachia is expected to draw as many as 50,000 people during its four-day run.
Virtually nonstop bluegrass, Gospel and folk music on five stages [...]
This article appears here as a courtesy of the organization listed.
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On Friday, August 7th, 2009 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (NHP) will host a birthday party to commemorate the 275th anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone. Although his actual birthday is October 22nd, this unique celebration during Indian Summer will feature a walk with “Daniel Boone” through the Cumberland Gap. During this [...]
Southern Nationals stretch run goes through East Tennessee
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After seven exciting races, the O’Reilly Southern Nationals Series is ready for the final three events on the 10-race mini-series which ends in East Tennessee.
During the first seven events, there have been five different winners including Vic Hill (Wythe Raceway), Jonathan Davenport (Carolina Speedway), Casey Roberts (Hartwell/Swainsboro & Screven Speedways), Tony Knowles (Fort Payne Speedway) [...]
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Rarity Mountain sees prices drop
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When David and Sharon Gordon bought a lot in the Rarity Mountain residential community in 2006, they paid $445,000 for the Jellico, Tenn., property.
But after a recent auction, that same lot changed hands for only $5,500, a massive discount and a striking example of the difficulties facing some of East Tennessee’s high-end residential developments.
The Rarity [...]
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National Coal facing foreclosure
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National Coal of Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of Knoxville-based National Coal Corp., is facing foreclosure on its outstanding capital stock after defaulting on a $60 million credit agreement with various lenders, the parent company announced Monday.
None of the creditors, which include TCW Asset Management Co. and other lenders, have a lien or encumbrance on [...]
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When folks from back in Tennessee phoned Aaron Ausmus in Los Angeles, they’d wonder why he had a hair-dryer going. Didn’t he still shave his head?
It wasn’t a hair-dryer. It was a 747.
“We lived in a little one-bedroom apartment in El Segundo, right by the (LAX) airport,’’ Ausmus said. “When planes were taking off the [...]
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