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Well, here comes another silly site...Holcombe makes it all run smoothly
Organizers for the sixth annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon on March 28 are making final preparations as more than 4,000 runners will be completing a 5K, half-marathon or marathon.One participant who won't be crossing the finish line is Cindi Holcombe, but that's because she will be found on the other side of the line. In her fourth year as volunteer coordinator for the marathon, her job ...
OR planners vote to end fowl discussion
OAK RIDGE - A recent uproar over a proposal to allow chickens next to more homes in the city left a power couple that had for years defied the city's zoning law about the fowls with ruffled feathers. Chuck and Angi Agle - he's a city planning commissioner and she's an Oak Ridge school board member - relocated their three hens the morning after a planning commission vote last week, Angi Agle said ...
Moon: Inventory doesn't show whole housing picture
During the war in 2003, Iraqi Information Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf earned the nickname " Baghdad Bob" for his creative press briefings, including famously declaring there were no American troops in Baghdad as tanks and soldiers toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein on live worldwide television. Baghdad Bob had a unique ability to create an imaginary alternate reality - and do so with a ...
Local contractors stay busy weatherizing homes thanks to TVA, state programs
Last winter, John and Joey Letterman of Letterman & Sons Home Improvement Contractors spent several cold, slow weeks setting up their Web site and readying marketing materials for what they hoped would be a better building season to come.These days, they can hardly keep up with demand.The father-and-son crew, based in Knoxville, is reaping the benefits of a burst in weatherization business ...
Knoxville gas prices edge down, natural gas tumbles nearly 4 percent
Knoxville gas prices dropped a slim one-tenth of a cent overnight, while natural gas prices tumbled today after the government said supplies dropped less than expected last week.The current average for a gallon of regular unleaded in Knoxville is $2.585 and up an average of five cents from last month's prices, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report.Prices in other metro areas around the ...
State briefs: March 4
Rep. McCord says he won't seek re-electionNASHVILLE - State Rep. Joe McCord, chairman of the House Conservation and Environment Committee, announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election to another term of representing the House's 8th District.In a statement, the Maryville Republican said he may seek office again at some point in the future, but has decided he now should devote more time to his ...