It seems appropriate that in the year of the nation’s 250th anniversary, a performance by the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America should grace the stage of the Clayton Center for the Arts. And yet, this is no…
Read The StoryWest Broadway Avenue closes to traffic and opens to ghosts, goblins and a whole lot of candy this Friday, October 30, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The Spooktacular Extravaganza, put on by Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks & Recreation, fills…
Read The StoryFor more than 125 years, the evil, bloodsucking Count Dracula has been famous well beyond the bounds of his creepy castle in Transylvania. Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic novel, “Dracula,” was loosely inspired by Vlad the Impaler, a ruthless…
Read The StoryStudent artists from Blount County’s five public high schools turned the five manhole covers in Greenway Village into canvases on Saturday, Oct. 24, and downtown Maryville ended the day with five new pieces of public art. The new…
Read The StoryIt’s rare to find common ground between the generations — entertainment that can be enjoyed by folks no matter their age or interests. “Fraggle Rock” is such a show, one that has engaged audiences of all generations since…
Read The StoryA $3 million gift from the Mike Curb Foundation will establish the Mike Curb Center for Appalachian Music at Maryville College, creating a permanent resource for studying, preserving and celebrating the musical traditions of Southern Appalachia while opening…
Read The StoryI 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 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.
It seems appropriate that in the year of the nation’s 250th anniversary, a performance by the U.S. Air Force Band
Editor’s note: Last month we sent the same written questionnaire to every candidate on Blount County ballots for Tennessee House
Like many people of a certain age, I’ve come to a point in my life where I look at where
West Broadway Avenue closes to traffic and opens to ghosts, goblins and a whole lot of candy this Friday, October
Early voting runs through Thursday, Oct. 29, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Over the past week, voters in
For more than 125 years, the evil, bloodsucking Count Dracula has been famous well beyond the bounds of his creepy
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