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Blount County Animal Center Dog of the Week: Hank
The year is 2029. Hank, who is part American Bully, part tank, was out looking to save the world from Skynet when he was surrounded by cyborgs. A kind lady whisked Hank away before they could use their robot powers on him and brought him back to 2024 and to the Blount County Animal Center. Hank is a distinguished and handsome 2-year-old gentleman who can give Arnold Schwarzenegger a run...
$100,000 Powerball Winner Sold in Nashville
October 6, 2024 – Congrats to two Tennessee Lottery players who won big after last night’s Powerball drawing!. They include a $100,000 winner in Nashville, who matched four numbers plus the Powerball and doubled the winnings using the Power Play option for an extra dollar. The other was a lucky winner in Knoxville, who also matched four numbers plus the Powerball to win the base prize of $50,000.
GSMNP: US 441/Newfound Gap Road to remain open 24 hours
Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that US 441 and Newfound Gap Road will remain open 24 hours a day, according to a release. The new hours go into effect Tuesday, GSMNP says. The overnight road closure is being lifted with the...
Zoo Knoxville celebrates 50 years with Big Al
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — The year was 1974 when Zoo Knoxville introduced the slow-moving, quick-eating tortoise named Al. Fifty years later, he's nowhere near a shell of his former self and his true age will leave you shell-shocked. Any celebrity will tell you that the key to not looking your...
Bearden restaurant serving gator meat ahead of Vols matchup against Florida
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Gator meat is on the menu at a Bearden restaurant ahead of Tennessee Football's matchup against Florida. The Shrimp Dock said on social media it was serving marinated gator, cooked gator, gator wings, raw gator meat and a gator Po Boy ahead of the game. It also said people who buy some specific gator meat meals could get an alligator stress toy for free. People can also buy the squishy itself for around $5.
Trash Panda Players bringing "Young Frankenstein" to the shadow stage
A different kind of theatre is coming to town this weekend alongside a drive for hurricane relief items. For a limited time Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11-12, the Trash Panda Players will put on a shadow cast performance of Mel Brooks’ comedy horror classic “Young Frankenstein.” Performances begin at 8 p.m. at The Bird and the Book, 1509 E. Broadway Ave., Maryville. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. both days, although cast said shows are often popular enough to warrant a reservation, just in case. ...
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