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Monday May 21 | WBIR-TV

Scott County plans for life after hospital closure

St. Mary's Scott County Hospital is scheduled to close at 12:01 a.m. May 24. A between the county and hospital operator HMA fell through last week, which would have kept the 25-bed facility open another 60 days.

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Monday May 21 | Knoxville News Sentinel

Alvin C. York: Fentress County farmer, head of 12-person household

By 1940, World War I hero and Medal of Honor recipient Alvin C. York Sr. was living a mostly quiet life on his farm in the Pall Mall area of Fentress County, Tenn.

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Thu May 17, 2012

Roane County News

York Institute class of 1982 reunion

The York Institute class of 1982 will have a 30-year reunion from 2 to 6 p.m. May 19 at the Sgt.

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Related Topix: Pall Mall, TN

Wed May 16, 2012

WBIR-TV Knoxville

Tennessee Truth or Tall Tale: Mark Twain in TN

Tennessee has its fair share of literary references, but a mention by an author many view as the "father of American literature", seems to be a little off, at least at first glance.

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Related Topix: Arts, Literature, Jamestown, TN

Mon May 14, 2012

Herald-Citizen

Crossville man killed in Fentress crash

A Crossville man was killed in a traffic crash in Fentress County early Saturday morning, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: Crossville, TN