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  1. Pick a carwash, pick a presidentRead the original story

    6 min ago | Professional Carwashing/Detail

    ... currently that Obama is ahead at both washes. The poll has been taking place at both locations since September. In Knoxville, TN, the owner of the 3 Minute Magic Carwash, Jim Rooney, said he decided to make his customers reveal their presidential ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro

  2. Knoxville's Joe the Plumber doubts Obama, tooRead the original story

    43 min ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

    Knoxville's "Joe the Plumber" is Joe Shanks. Joe the Plumber, of Knoxville, that is, says he's less concerned about whether he gets a tax break if his customers still can't afford to hire him.

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain

  3. UT seeks to cut utility bills with conservationRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WTVF - Tennessee Headlines

    Associated Press - October 16, 2008 3:55 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee has launched a new campaign called "Switch Your Thinking" that aims to reduce campus energy...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro, University of Tennessee

  4. Turns out this was no Snopes entryRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Knoxville News Sentinel

    Yesterday I mentioned receiving this forwarded e-mail from my sister , and I said the e-mail was being passed around among Knoxville women, warning of a creepy guy trying to pull women over by suggesting their ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro, Entertainment

  5. Growth in TN contained to certain countiesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WVLT-TV Knoxville

    ... the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations report shows the growth is in the Nashville, Knoxville and Clarksville regions. Cliff Lippard, associate executive director of TACIR, says those regions are outpacing the rest of the ...

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    Related Topix: Nashville, TN, Knoxville Metro, Clarksville, TN

  6. UPDATED: E-mail warning women leads police to Knoxville manRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WVLT-TV Knoxville

    Perhaps you've gotten an e-mail warning you about a man that allegedly disabled a woman's car on Kingston Pike. Knoxville Police have received the same e-mail and they've charged a local man with a history of doing the same thing. Knoxville Police ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro

  7. KPD: Subject of e-mail alert charged with vandalismRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... were operating unsafely (flat tire, smoke, etc) and assaulted once they pulled their vehicles off the road. Knoxville police today charged a man who is the subject of an e-mail circulating in Knoxville warning women of a man who tricks them into ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro

  8. Transportation planners look at Fountain CityRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

    News Sentinel staff Originally published 03:12 p.m., October 16, 2008 Updated 03:12 p.m., October 16, 2008 The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization is working on a plan to blend bicycles, ...

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  9. BB&T 3Q profit falls 19 percentRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... loan losses, but results were in line with what analysts had expected. BB&T is gthe fifth largest bank in the Knoxville market with 18 local offices and 7.7 percnt of local deposits. For the period ended Sept. 30, the company reported net income of ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro, Housing, Business News

  10. Story on refining of gasoline praisedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Knoxville News Sentinel

    After an endless series of reader letters expressing unhappiness over the $4.99-a-gallon gasoline price in Knoxville for four days, you published a superb story, which provided your readers, including me, an ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro, Entertainment

  11. Massive Foreclosure Auction Sweeps Through Georgia, Tennessee and AlabamaRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | PR Newswire

    ... and Georgia homes on the following dates: October 20th -Mobile (5 homes) October 21st - Chattanooga (9 homes) and Knoxville (14 homes) October 22nd - Birmingham (39 homes); Dalton, GA (16 homes); Jackson, TN (6 homes) and Macon, GA (7 homes) October ...

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    Related Topix: Foreclosures, Housing, Jackson, TN, Jackson Metro

  12. Grudge Match: The Great Khali vs. Johnny KnoxvilleRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Knoxville News-Sentinel

    ... to knoxnews.com/entertainment to vote for your favorite before noon on Monday. This week's match: Oh, that Johnny Knoxville has done it this time. He's gone and made professional wrestler The Great Khali angry. Khali claims Johnny insulted him on a ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro, US Politics, US News

  13. Former Sevier Co. drug officer sentenced for theftRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

    ... County deputy who was assigned to a regional drug task force has been sentenced on his guilty plea to theft. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reported Mark Victor Shults, 35, must spend nine months in jail, then serve more than three years on probation. ...

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    Related Topix: Sevier County, TN, Knoxville Metro

  14. Now that's just dang funnyRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... ed. Comments User Agreement (updated) More news and information from our local news partners knoxnews.com and the Knoxville News Sentinel: Staff Directory Advertising Information for online and print

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  15. Man charged in North Knox County stabbingsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

    News Sentinel staff Originally published 11:49 a.m., October 16, 2008 Updated 12:16 p.m., October 16, 2008 Timothy Curtis Gilbert A 36-year-old Knoxville man has been charged with two counts of aggravated ...

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    Related Topix: Knox County, TN, Knoxville Metro

  16. State's fastest growth includes Knoxville areaRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations' report shows the growth is in the Nashville, Knoxville and Clarksville regions. Cliff Lippard, associate executive director of the commission, says those regions are outpacing the ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro, Clarksville, TN, Entertainment

  17. Gas Prices Drop $1.17 Per Gallon Since Sept. 17 In Sun's SurveyRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Greenville Sun

    ... on credit-card swipes during three days this week. The average prices shown Wednesday by AAA on its Web site were: Knoxville -- $3.02 Johnson City -- $2.83 Bristol -- $3.00 Morristown -- $3.01 Jonesborough -- $2.83 Newport -- $3.11 This week, ...

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    Related Topix: Greeneville, TN, Knoxville Metro, Johnson City, TN, Morristown, TN

  18. Knoxville Woman-Owned Small Business, MSW Interactive Designs LLC,...Read the original story

    14 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    2008-10-16 16:59:58 - KNOXVILLE, TN - OCT 15, 2008 - Sandra Waggett, owner of MSW Interactive Designs LLC was named a Finalist in the 'Best Entrepreneur - Service Business -Under 100 Employees - Media' category in The 5th annual Stevie Awards for ...

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  19. 'Sex Drive' steers itself into lengthy, raunchy messRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | St. Cloud Times Online

    ... escape her 'friend zone.' Misadventures pile up on our trio as they Ferris Bueller their way from Chicago to Knoxville, Tennessee - car mishaps, a dalliance with a convenience store clerk, encounters with a must-be serial killer hitchhiker and a ...

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    Related Topix: Sex Drive, The Sure Thing, Comedy Movies, Adventure, John Cusack, Knoxville Metro

  20. 10 Days Out by the carRead the original story

    Friday Oct 10 | The Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... The stage drama "Blood Relations: The People Against Lizzie Borden " will be performed at 3 p.m. at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. The historically based play, as you might guess from the title, chronicles the events of the infamous ...

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    Related Topix: Dandridge, TN, Knoxville Metro, Maryville, TN, Arts, Dance, University of Tennessee