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Appalachian Road Show is kicking off Autumn

Community, Featured Stories, News July 28, 2022 , by

TOWNSEND, TN – The Great Smokey Mountains Heritage Center is keeping up tradition by hosting the Appalachian Road Show. Award Winning Bands are embracing their southern roots here on July 29, 2022, at 7 p.m.

Starting off, the Great Smokey Mountains Heritage Center works hard to preserve the southern hospitality in East Tennessee. They upkeep the unique country culture by hosting yearly tours of historic grounds and opening their doors up for local music.

Following, many groups in East Tennessee are working hard to sponsor the Heritage Center as well. Blount Partnership, Care Institute Group, and Oak Ridge Strategy are just three of twelve groups that support the historic cause.

Next, the concert hall on the historic grounds will be hosting an abundance of autumn shows. Including bigger concerts such as the Tribute to John Denver in September. So, to kick of the season, the Heritage center is hosting the Appalachian Road Show this Friday!

This year’s show is combining acoustic sounds that embody the Appalachian people’s culture and regions. According to event brite, it is a fresh musical that will put you under an old country spell. The Award-Winning Talents of Lead Singer Barry Abernathy, tenor singer Darroll Webb, Grammy Winner fiddler Jim Vancleve, guitarist Zeb Synder, and bassist Todd Phillips all band together to make authentic sound.

The tickets can be purchased on eventbrite for thirty dollars.

Directions from Maryville and surrounding areas can be found here.

Following, the Appalachian roots are a virtue to come by at the Heritage Center this year. The live performances can be accompanied by a guided museum tour and locally owned gift shop.

Finally, an educational experience on cultures here in the Appalachian Mountains help will keep the history alive.

 

“JOKER’S LAW” Heading To the General Assembly in TN

Press Release October 29, 2021 , by
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 2021
CONTACT:
Representative Mark Hall
Phone: (615) 741-1350
NASHVILLE – Following the tragedy that took place in Cleveland, TN on September 22, 2021, “JOKER’S LAW” is now heading to the General Assembly of the great State of Tennessee.
Today, I signed the document to amend the Tennessee Code Annotated relative to criminal offenses against an animal. The outpour of support from the people of the State of Tennessee and the others in this great Country, have been heard. The State of Tennessee will not stand for any abuse nor any harm, toward our partners, K-9 or otherwise. This amendment is aimed at criminals, plain and simple. It is aimed at criminals regardless of age, who are committing crimes, which injure or kill any service K-9 or horse. This amendment specifically classifies these crimes as a Class B FELONY, which can be punishable by eight to 30 years’ imprisonment, as well as a fine of up to $25,000 per TCA 40-35-111. My team, who serves the 24th District, has worked hard on this amendment to get attention it deserves and to execute the actions needed to establish severe consequences for harming our partners like Joker.
“I am Mark Hall. I am the voice of the people who sent me to Nashville. The same people who respect and admire the men and women of Law Enforcement, Emergency Service, Public Service and in this case importantly, the PARTNERS of these servants. I stand with many other leaders and Representatives of the great State of Tennessee and proudly send this amendment to floor as soon as reasonably possible.”

TBI Launches New Tennessee Sex Offender Registry

Community, News October 27, 2021 , by

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation launched an overhauled Tennessee Sex Offender Registry on Monday, rebuilt to modernize the look, feel, and operation of the public safety resource.

“In thinking about updates to the registry, we’ve worked to listen to feedback from the public and our law enforcement partners,” said Shelly Smitherman, TBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge. “We’ve also looked at surrounding states for ideas we think will make ours easier-to-use and more helpful to the public.”

After more than two years of planning and programming, the new Tennessee Sex Offender Registry features clearer navigation, more robust email notifications, a heightened focus on fugitive offenders, and gives the public valuable resources related to personal and digital safety.

While the TBI serves as the repository for sex offender data, local law enforcement agencies handle responsibilities related to updating offender profiles in accordance to state law. The overhaul of the public-facing registry follows updates, several years ago, to the software systems law enforcement agencies use to update offender data.

To fund the project, TBI secured grant funding totaling more than $180,000 from the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and contracted a private vendor, Steeple Technologies, to program a majority of the new registry. TBI also worked with the State of Tennessee’s Strategic Technology Solutions group to refresh the mapping portion of the site.

The new Tennessee Sex Offender Registry can be accessed on TBI’s website, www.tn.gov/tbi.

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