A common way to get sharper images is to stop the lens down. It is generally excepted that the range of f/8 to f/11 is the sharpest. This has been a loose rule that I have followed while taking my photographs. But how can we be sure? Where in the f/8 to f/11 is the sharpest? How much difference does it make? These are some questions that I’ve attempted to   Read More ...

Chicken Wild Rice Salad With Dried Fruits and Peanuts Author: Linda Wilson If you are looking to cut back on heavier foods and eat more salads, this is a great recipe for you. Do you enjoy salads but they leave you hungry (and wanting to snack!) a couple of hours after your meal? If so, this is a perfect salad recipe for you. It is healthy, much lighter than most   Read More ...

Cliff Dwellers Gallery at 668 Glades Road, Gatlinburg, is hoting Heritage Days over Labor Day weekend in shades of brown. “Kiss the Summer Good-Bye” will feature samples of our favorite food – chocolate! Art & craft demonstrations of mountain heritage work will be going on all weekend. Be sure to stop by! 75th Anniversary Special Exhibits at Cliff Dwellers Gallery DLIA Discover Life in America photograph display of the overlooked   Read More ...

August 28, 2009 – A Fort Sanders Long-Range Planning Subcommittee Meetings are scheduled for Thursday, September 3rd at 3 p.m. The Quality of Life Subcommittee will meet in Rooms 207 & 208 and the Land Planning Subcommittee will meet in the Executive Board Room, of the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy, located on the University of Tennessee campus at 1640 Cumberland Avenue . Staff members from the City of   Read More ...

August 28, 2009 – Knox County Health Department (KCHD) has received lab reports confirming the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in two areas of Knox County. Following national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, the affected areas will be sprayed to reduce the mosquito population and the risk of further WNV spread. WNV is a mosquito-borne disease which can infect humans, horses and birds. Spraying for   Read More ...

By the time Thomas “Andrew” Byrd graduated from Sevier County High School in 1972, the young man was unable to decide upon a lasting vocation. Subsequently, after much reflection – considering the Viet Nam conflict had yet to be resolved – Andrew joined the Army. For three years, Byrd performed as a “field lineman,” physically running the wires from place to place that provided communications. Much of his time was   Read More ...

The Grand Fall Rod Run is coming September 18th through the 20th.  This is an event not to be missed.  And if your in Pigeon Forge during this time it will be hard not to.  People will be driving through town in their hot rods and customs all weekend long making this quite an event to see.  The event is sponsored by the Grand Resort Hotel & Convention Center; For   Read More ...

Golf Fitness 101 Author: Scott Allan Cole Tiger Woods has clearly taken the game of golf to a whole new level with his obvious focus on fitness. Prior to Tiger, only a handful of PGA Tour players lifted weights with the goal of increasing strength significantly, and none of these players were major championship winners. Bill Glasson and Keith Clearwater come to mind. A few players, such as Gary Player   Read More ...

For a night of great country music, Gene Watson will be performing at Country Tonite on October 4th, 2009.  Tickets are $30.00.  For more information visit http://www.firstclassconcerts.com/ Related Stories:BJ Thomas & Billy Joe Royal at Country ToniteRay Price at Country Tonite TheatreFeatured Artist: Con Hunley releases Brand New Album, Lost and Found: The MCA/Capitol YearsSevier County Days at Kick’n CountryFeatured Artist: Valerie Buckner “A View from the Front”

BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD WILL RETURN TO HOST “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” LIVE FROM NASHVILLE ON ABC TELEVISION NETWORK ON NOV. 11 Tickets Go On Sale Sept. 19. NASHVILLE – The reigning CMA Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will reunite to host “The 43rd Annual CMA Awards.” This will be the second consecutive time that Paisley and Underwood have hosted “Country   Read More ...