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            Beautiful Home by LakeBeautiful home overflowing with charm and privacy.  Located within feet of lake and borders  a creek.  Large living room with gorgeous fireplace and family room.  Four bedrooms and two baths with spacious kitchen.  Detached studio and large workshop.  A well know...

Brooks Grocery Store is a landmark in the Ruby community.  I don't know all the history behind it.  It is still an operating store.  If you go in be prepared to stay a while.  There is so much memborilla all over the store that you can't pull yourself away.  I stopped in a couple of years ago to ...

Tennessee is experiencing a very severe drought.  We are as much a 14" down on rain for this year.  The loss of rain along with the extreme temperatures that we are enduring is having adverse effect on the entire state.  Farmers are not getting hay for livestock which has driven the price of hay ...

My company has a booth at the  county fair. Tonight was my night to set in the booth.  Sunday is a slow day.  I saw old friends and past customers.  There was a lot of people that stopped by the booth to sign up for the drawing for $200.  I hope that I get a few leads for my time in the booth. I ...

I don't know if it is a change in the market or what, but I have had more customers stand me up in the last three weeks than I have in the last three years.  They call me and inquire about a property and make an appointment with me.  I write them in my appointment book and prepare to meet with th...

I rise most mornings at 5:15 A.M.  Now that school is in session again I have to shake kids awake, and potty dogs, and make coffee and do all those things that you do every morning out of habit without really thinking about it.  My ultimate morning goal is leave home a few minutes after 6:00 to g...

Jamestown, TN is located in Fentress County.  The county was established in 1823 and was named Fentress in honor of James Fentress, the speaker of the house and also the sponsor of the bill.  It was taken from parts of Overton and Morgan Counties.  The courthouse was built in 1824.  Having a cour...

                                                       Crossville, TN is The Gold Capital of Tennessee.  If you don't believe me just ask the Chamber of Commerce.  I have two junior golfers and they play the junior TGA tour in the summer.  Our courses are better than any of the places that we tra...

Colditz Falls is in Allardt, TN located in Fentress County.  It is a gorgeous little area set aside for public use.  Mostly, just locals frequent it in the summer.  You will find some folks taking advantage of the falls and pool on a hot summer day.  It is an easy hike of about 1.5 miles.  It is ...

As a parent you always want to have things in common with your children.  My oldest child is 23 and has been a big Jason Bourne fan since the first movie.  She has made me a fan.  We have been anxiously awaiting the release of the third and last movie.  We decided that we should rewatch the first...