Murfreesboro goes to the HOGS 6.01.2009: Tennessean.com: For the first time in 10 years, Mufreesboro will play host to the HOG's annual Tennessee State Harley Owners Group Rally. The event, which attracts motorcycle enthusiasts from around the globe, kicks off Wednesday and will conclude Saturday with a motorcycle parade starting at the Public Square. More here.

Win a $50.00 gift card just for leaving a comment!  5.27.2009: www.knoxtrvia.blogspot.com: Earth Fare, along with the Knoxville Trivia Blog, is giving folks a chance to win a $50 gift card! All you have to do is leave a comment telling why you deserve or just want the gift card and the best story will be chosen as the winner! So click on over to the Knoxville Trivia Blog and enter your comment today. Contest ends on Friday, June 12, 2009. Good luck!

Shelbyville to host State Championship Chili Bowl 3.27.2009: Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Knoxville's loss is Shelbyville's gain. When a group applied for and qualified to hold the Tennessee State Chili Cookoff Championship in UT Town, it never got around to actually holding the event. This year, needless to say, the same group did not get a second chance. The major event, sanctioned by the International Chili Society, will be held here instead. Read more here.

Dollar General Sales Soar In Recession 3.25.2009 Dayton Business Journal: In a year when many retailers have taken it on the chin, Dollar General Corp.’s earnings rose 48 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the same period a year ago. Earnings for Dollar General (NYSE: DG), released Tuesday, came in at $81.85 million in the quarter which ended Jan. 1, compared to $55.39 million in the same quarter of 2007. Read more here.

Nashville States Fastest Grower in '08 3.14.2009 NashvillePost.com: The Census Bureau estimates Nashville’s population grew by 30,000 people from July 2007 to July 2008, easily outpacing Knoxville and Johnson City to rank tops in the state. The MSA’s growth rate was right in line with its average from the first seven years of this decade and more than double that of Louisville and Birmingham. See chart and read more here.

Knoxville Student Wins State Contest! 3.23.2009 tn.gov: NASHVILLE – Suzanna Pickering, a fifth-grader at St. Joseph’s School in Knoxville was recently named state winner in the 2009 Tennessee Arbor Day Poster Contest. Second place was a tie, with honors going to Piper Mandle, Dogwood Elementary School in Germantown and Mary Logan Yancey, Bethel Springs Elementary School in Bethel Springs. The annual contest was open to all Tennessee fifth-graders. See her entry and read more here. 

Largest list of Tennessee based Southern Gospel artists on the web: 3.25.2009 tntrivia.com exclusive: Attention Southern Gospel music fans, artists, and promoters, we are compiling a list of all Tennessee based Southern Gospel artists. To have your group or ministry added, please send us an email with the subject "Southern Gospel."

Lady Vols Set World Record 3.14.2009: GoVolsXtra: The Tennessee Lady Vols set a world record Friday night at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Read entire story at GoVolsXtra.

Tennessee Ranks 3rd Best in Child Care 3.13.2009: Memphis Business Journal: Tennessee child care ranked third nationally on a report card from the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. The state ranked behind the Department of Defense and the District of Columbia in the study that reviews child care standards, safety, school readiness and health promotion of young children...more.

Kenny Chesney Concert Sells Out In 14 Minutes 3.10.2009: DigTriad.com: Kenny Chesney is doing his best to stimulate the economy. His May 9th show at a 14,000-seat arena in Kansas City has sold out in 14 minutes. Chesney says he knows "how hard every dollar is earned," and he wants to live up to that. He says...more.

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