Puncheon Camp

Posted 12.05.2009 in Features, Visitor Info, slider

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 [...]

Adventurous bikes follow trail to Oklahoma from Jellico, TN

Posted 07.10.2009 in Features, Visitor Info, slider

You can tell from a distance, they’re a different breed of riders.
Their bikes flash a little less chrome. Their brightly colored fenders provide ample clearance above the knobby tires.
They’re a little taller and leaner looking than HOGs or Goldwings.
These bikes and their riders choose rugged terrain rather than smooth highways — they are off roaders [...]

‘The Full Monty’ puts sizzle in your summer

Posted 07.08.2009 in Features, Visitor Info, slider

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A grin and bare-it-all musical comedy, “The Full Monty” tells the story of six out of work steel workers desperate to make enough money to keep their heads above water. After observing how enthusiastic women are for a touring Chippendales-like show, they decide to do a one-night only strip act at [...]

Couple says shop turned lemons into lifesaver

Posted 07.06.2009 in Features, News, Visitor Info

OAK RIDGE – Razzleberry Ice Cream Lab in Oak Ridge has been serving unusual flavors of ice cream and Italian ice for more than two years. There’s the lavender flavor, for example, and the child-friendly Superman variety.
But one flavor has taken on almost mystical properties.
“We call it miracle ice,” says MeChell Warner, 36, a loyal [...]

‘Coal’ town celebrates 100th

Posted 07.06.2009 in Features, slider

At its start 100 years ago, the town of Coal Creek was booming — with a barber shop, a jewelry store, a shoe shop, a telephone company and Ford Motor Co., along with five general merchandise stores in nearby Briceville.
The town changed its name to Lake City in 1939, commemorating the formation of nearby Norris [...]

The Louie Bluie Centennial

Posted 07.05.2009 in Features, slider

This March 4th would have been Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong’s 100th birthday.  He passed away in 2003 at age 94.  In honor of this centennial observance I’d like to share a few thoughts about this LaFollette, TN legend.
Howard Armstrong was the most unique individual I’ve ever known.  He was fiercely Independent, yet always a gentleman [...]