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• Unmarked & Unknown: Slaves buried in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

  Beneath the trails we love to hike are hundreds of cemeteries, known and unknown. According to the National Park, one cemetery is the final resting place of slaves.        

• Reporter’s Note: “I just couldn’t shake this story.”

  I cried. I just couldn’t help it. I cried for them. I cried for their families. I cried for their unsung stories.        

• Hotel where boy drowned over weekend faces lawsuit over 2017 drowning

  Darshawn Witt, 7, was staying at the Quality Inn & Suites on Cedar Bluff Road in July 2017 when he drowned while using the pool.        

• Sutherland Avenue reopens after train derails at Concord Street, no injuries reported

  There are no injuries reported and no leaks detected, according to KFD Capt. DJ Corcoran.        

• Jordan Bowden destined to play Tennessee basketball

  As Tennessee’s sixth man, Jordan Bowden brings an explosive spark off the bench. The Knoxville native was a high school standout at Carter. And, he always dreamed of playing for the Vols.