Your Voice Matters: Understanding Tennessee’s 2026 Amendment Proposals
Sharon Hannum
October 22, 2026
I speak often about service…not just the act of service, but serving from the heart. Some serve out of duty
I speak often about service…not just the act of service, but serving from the heart. Some serve out of duty and obligation, some out of the desire for recognition and some serve halfheartedly…because that is how they do…
Read The StoryLet's Be Blount recently sent a questionnaire to 9 of the 15 gubernatorial candidates that will appear on our ballots in November. There were no published email addresses for the remaining six candidates. Out of the nine that…
Read The StoryPints for a Purpose has become a much-anticipated event at Little River Trading Company every April, June, September and October. Beyond the raffle prizes, local craft beers and live music, it raises money for local charities. The year’s…
Read The StoryThere are tribute bands whose sole intent is to revive a sound that’s been lost in the onslaught of new music. Then there are the ensembles that share a true love of the artists they emulate and position…
Read The StoryKirk Fleta has become a familiar face at any number of East Tennessee venues, including several in Blount County. He’ll continue that streak when he plays the Songs and Stories series at The Station in Louisville on Wednesday,…
Read The StoryEditor’s note: Steve Wildsmith writes for us now and then, but today he’s wearing his Maryville College hat. He’s the assistant director of marketing and communications there, and this piece comes from the college, not our newsroom. No…
Read The StoryMusic rarely remains static. Rather, it evolves and finds a connection with successive generations. Along the way, it’s shared and enjoyed with little heed to age or ethnic divides, political posturing or certain stylistic sensibilities. That’s been evidenced…
Read The Story(photo credit: Karla Moheno) Tommy Stinson has spent most of his adult life trying to figure out what comes next. Sometimes, it’s another band. Always, it’s another album. Sometimes, another collaboration … another tour … another unlikely chapter…
Read The StoryLee and Scott sit down with Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle, and if you've been anywhere near live music in this region over the last three decades, you've felt their fingerprints on it whether you knew their names or not.
I speak often about service…not just the act of service, but serving from the heart. Some serve out of duty
Let’s Be Blount recently sent a questionnaire to 9 of the 15 gubernatorial candidates that will appear on our ballots
Pints for a Purpose has become a much-anticipated event at Little River Trading Company every April, June, September and October.
There are tribute bands whose sole intent is to revive a sound that’s been lost in the onslaught of new
Kirk Fleta has become a familiar face at any number of East Tennessee venues, including several in Blount County. He’ll
Pictured above are the members of The Low Down Blues Band, winners at the 2025 SMBS competition. Blues may be
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