The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Convention is held at Athens State University in Athens, Alabama on the first full weekend in October. Contestants compete for prize money in 15 categories, including several fiddle categories, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, old-time singing, banjo, old-time string band, blugrass band, and buck dancing. Proceeds from the event support various Athens State student organizations and a scholarship fund.
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Considering relocating to the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains? In Tennessee you will enjoy more than just beautiful mountain views, endless recreational activities and four distinct seasons; you’ll also enjoy a low cost of living. According to an annual study by the Tax Federation, a nonprofit fiscal policy research group, Tennessee is ranked as the third tax friendliest state in the nation. Tennesseans enjoy no personal income tax and their annual tax burden is only 8.5% on their annual income.
Paul Terry Walhus, a local technology manager for Jo's Hot Coffee and the Hotel San José, was called the most popular person on Twitter in a Slate.com story published Tuesday.
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Tennessee is heating up the vacation scene this summer. With longer and warmer days, the summer party is in full swing. From Bonnaroo to Bell Buckle, Tennessee’s spectacular gatherings kick off with the summer sunrise and keep the party going way into the night.
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]]>State Sen. Rosalind Kurita today withdrew from the race for Bill Frist's U.S. Senate seat, leaving U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. with only nominal opposition for the Democratic nomination. Kurita, a nurse from Clarksville, gave no reason for her decision at a
a ramble and an interesting musing about how tech is like a foretaste of a better world in some ways.