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The Secret in Scarboro: The Oak Ridge 85

In September 1955, 85 Black students from the historic Scarboro community in Oak Ridge became the first to integrate a public school in the southeast.
How to prep your turkey this Thanksgiving

According to Butterball's Turkey Talk Line, one in four people will be cooking a turkey for the first time this year.
Oak that nearly toppled during 2019 tornado now a 'Gratitude Tree' in Texas

“It’s just been so heartwarming. It brings me so much joy. We need to find joy. We need to find the silver linings right now," Kelly Kitchens said.
From Broadway to the big screen, East Tennessee native lands role in Dolly’s new Christmas movie

After a brush of ‘Fame’ at age 16, Brandon O’Neal continues to be a triple threat as a singer, dancer and actor in Hollywood.
1885 shipwreck 'Jarvis Lord' discovered, identified in Lake Michigan

The final resting place of the 'Jarvis Lord' freighter had been a mystery for 135 years, until shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson found her in northern Lake Michigan.
And her name is Adaline

Meet Adaline Staples Crozier, a woman whose descendants built a legacy in the same place she was enslaved, then changed the world.
Centuries after his death, Isaac Dockery remains a guiding light for descendants

In 1886, Isaac Dockery laid the last brick into what is now the oldest standing brick structure in Sevier County. For his family, it is a clue into their past.