Renovated Historic David Jones House Set to Open as Boutique Stay in Downtown Maryville
A 150-year-old Italianate home at 404 High Street is preparing to welcome its first guests this week, the culmination of a four-year restoration project that owner Carmyn Dunkin said nearly became more than she and her husband bargained for. The David Jones House, built in 1874 by prominent local brickmaker and builder David […]
Banking on the Mission: Tennessee Military Federal Credit Union Turns 70
The legend goes that it started from the trunk of a car. In 1956, McGhee Tyson was still an active-duty Air Force base, Blount County was largely rural, and the airmen stationed there had few options when money ran short. So a handful of them did what servicemembers have always done — they improvised. They […]
LeConte Realty’s Galyon Earns Top Residential Real Estate Credential
LeConte Realty agent Troy Galyon earned the Certified Residential Specialist designation in June. Administered by the Residential Real Estate Council, CRS requires agents to complete either 60 transactions or $30 million in sales volume over five years, along with 30 hours of continuing education through the council. Galyon said the dual requirement sets CRS apart […]
Greenback Entrepreneur Selected for Knoxville Accelerator, Building AI Fact Verification Tool
A Blount County-area entrepreneur has been selected for The Works, the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center’s premier startup accelerator for early-stage tech companies poised for rapid growth. Raymond Decker, founder of Raina Ventures, is one of six companies chosen for this year’s cohort, which runs nine weeks starting July 13 and concludes with a Sept. 9 demo […]
