Walter "Joe" Marm, Jr. won the Medal of Honor for his actions "above the call" in Vietnam. The retired Army Colonel single-handedly attacked the enemy and used himself as a target for machine gun fire before he was severely wounded.
TVA has scheduled highway lane closures this weekend, April 19-22, for
geotechnical work at Fort Loudoun Dam near Lenoir City and the Kingston
Dike in downtown Kingston, weather permitting.
The Grande Event Center in North Knoxville hosted an open house on
Wednesday. It's part of the Knoxville Expo Center that's been renovated
to host events.
In rural East Tennessee, there is an antique piano shop unlike any other
place in the world. It's full of treasures that date back centuries,
and are being restored to their former glory.
The old Morristown College was sold in three parcels at a tax sale. The
former owner, Kenny Lane of Knoxville, owed thousands of dollars in back
taxes to Hamblen County.
The budget includes $77.4 million for a 1.5 percent pay raise for
state employees, $22.2 million to reduce the sales tax on food by 0.25
percent, and $18.7 million to continue the elimination of the state's
inheritance tax.
