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Maybe Belle Island Village still has life after all
Our story last week on the possible new investors in Belle Island referred to the Pigeon Forge development as a ghost town.
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Three Cheers March 13, 2010
Dolly does it again: $400,000 for the park Well, she’s done it again. Just when you thought favorite daughter Dolly Parton couldn’t top all she has done for her home county and the Great Smoky M...
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Editorial: The hat fits — Wilma Maples is a very worthy recipient of being honorary National Park Ranger.
Wilma Maples and her late husband, Rel, have received numerous honors for their philanthropy and other contributions to Gatlinburg, Sevier County and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Editorial: Sliding on by — State, Blalock crews deserve much credit for hastening Spur repairs
One rockslide cleared, another still being cleared. All that rain may have been welcomed for lakes and gardens, but it did play havoc with the ground, especially hillsides where unstable rock form...
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Editorial: Break in the case — Justice for those responsible for 2002 double murder has been hard to attain
The disappearance of two Russians from their Gatlinburg apartment in 2002 was the talk of the town for a while. The man and woman, who had come to the Smokies to work, vanished on that July day.
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Editorial: Toss sweep — Local officials right to launch an offensive against littering
When you invite someone into your home, you want your home to look good for them. Each year we invited more than 12 million people into our home of Sevier County. We don’t always do a good job of ...
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Editorial: Better access — Lincoln Memorial campus in Sevier would be a great addition
Abraham Lincoln envisioned “a great university for the people of this area,” referring to the Cumberland Gap.
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Three Cheers March 6, 2010
Women’s Care Center a beacon at age 20 Twenty years after being founded, this is not your mother’s Women’s Care Center. It has changed and expanded — and now even men are taking advantage of som...
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Editorial: Church has a prayer — East Tennessee Preservation Alliance gives hope to New Salem Baptist
At the ripe old age of 124, New Salem Baptist Church is showing signs of age. But advocates for Sevierville’s oldest surviving building, Sevier County’s oldest brick church building and the only h...
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Editorial: Olympic heroes —United States produced many in exciting, compelling winter games
The Winter Olympics are over, so now we can get back to watching reality TV shows and getting ready for spring to arrive.
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