KODAK, Tenn. – The Tennessee Smokies, Class AA minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, announce this afternoon that LHP Ryan Buchter has been placed on the disabled list. No corresponding move has been made at the moment, putting the Smokies roster at 23 active players for tonight’s game against the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. Buchter has been very solid coming out of the bullpen for the Smokies this year,   Read More ...

KODAK, Tenn. – The Tennessee Smokies, Class AA minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, announce this afternoon the return of INF Jonathon Mota to the team from the Low-A Peoria Chiefs. He will be available for this evening’s series opener against the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. There are no corresponding moves at this time. The Smokies roster now sits at 24 active players. Mota joins the Smokies for the   Read More ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dollywood’s new Adventure Theater welcomes master ventriloquist Kevin Johnson July 27-Aug. 1, the last performer in a summer-long series of family variety shows during the park’s annual KidsFest celebration. Johnson is most recognized from his 2006 appearance on NBC’s primetime show America’s Got Talent.  Along with his comedic talent, Johnson brings to the stage of cast of characters, including his “bird friends” Clyde, Matilda and Harley, the latter   Read More ...

July 26, 2010 – City of Knoxville Public Service crews are working in Parkridge Park today to make amends after city workers dropped part of a dead tree on top of a small community garden there last week. They also cleaned out concrete planters containing vegetable plants. The garden had been planted and maintained by children in the neighborhood around the two-acre park off North Bertrand Street. The city is   Read More ...

July 26, 2010 – The City of Knoxville is partnering with Waste Connections to launch a pilot recycling program in downtown Knoxville. The project is set to begin this week and will feature receptacles located at approximately 20 different locations downtown for recyclable material including aluminum cans, bottles, glass containers, plastic cups and mixed paper among other items. The pilot program grew out of discussions in one of the city’s   Read More ...

Free Movies !!! @ Anna Porter Public Library First and Third Thursdays 6:00 pm “Bring your own popcorn!” August 5 The Young Victoria Best Costume Design 2009 PG August 10 The Lovely Bones – “The Story of a Life and Everything That Came After” PG-13 September 2 Nine -  4 Academy Award Nominations 5 Golden Globe Nominations PG-13 September 16 No Movie – Library Luau October 7 Shutter Island –   Read More ...

“Never apologize.   It’s a sign of weakness.” – John Wayne as Captain Nathan Brittles in “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” I am also not the apologizing type.  Not as much that I am afraid of being considered weak, but because all too often I find those expecting the apology are generally unworthy of receiving it.  However, there are exceptions to every rule and I have determined this to be such   Read More ...

For over 40 years, Coca-Cola has supported America’s national parks. Through our support of individual parks and the National Park Foundation, we’ve helped maintain and rebuild 260 miles of trails so families can be active together while enjoying the great outdoors. In the last 4 years we’ve donated over 4 million dollars to national parks for restoration and renovation. To demonstrate our commitment to our parks we’re encouraging all families   Read More ...

Although critter movies have performed extremely well at the box office, “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” will put that trend to a tough test. This isn’t so much that the story and characters are weak _ though they very much are _ but that animatronics and computer animation so anthropomorphize these critters that they bear more resemblance to cartoons than actual flesh-and-fur animals. When cats and dogs,   Read More ...

In the spring of 1961, before a joint session of Congress, President John Kennedy declared it was “time for a great new American enterprise.  Time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement, which in many ways may hold the key to our future on Earth.”  Kennedy emphasized, “First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out,   Read More ...