Robin Gibson
People and Trends Editor at Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville News Sentinel people and trends editor. A former southerner returning after decades in Indiana.
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1 month ago |
knoxnews.com | Robin Gibson
Weather watch and warning designations both are meant to help keep you safe, but with a specific definition and level of caution for each. A watch means a tornado is possible, while a warning means a tornado has been spotted. Knox County doesn't use outdoor tornado sirens because alerts can provide more specific information, including watch or warning designations.
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2 months ago |
knoxnews.com | Robin Gibson
After years of welcoming visitors each spring for the Dogwood Arts Festival, Baxter Gardens will close to the public permanently - after giving people one last chance to see its acres of dogwoods, azaleas and themed gardens. The private property on Black Oak Ridge in Fountain City has been open for tours during the Dogwood Arts Festival for 12 years, according to a news release, and it was featured in Southern Living Magazine in 2012.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
knoxnews.com | Robin Gibson
Everyone at Dollywood was excited to see Dolly Parton herself on opening day for the park, but perhaps no one was more excited than one particular kid. Tens of thousands of fans attended the special season passholders preview day at the Pigeon Forge theme park on March 14.
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Mar 15, 2025 |
knoxnews.com | Robin Gibson
Severe storms moving across the South and East U.S. this weekend brought warnings of tornadoes and the potential for wind, hail and flood damage to East Tennessee the night of March 15. The National Weather Service in Morristown issued a tornado warning for Knox, Anderson, Loudon and Roane counties from shortly after 8 p.m. until 8:45 p.m. March 15. Areas cited in the warning were northwestern Knox County, north central Loudon County, central Anderson County and northeastern Roane County.
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Mar 14, 2025 |
knoxnews.com | Robin Gibson
Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. Dollywood has been an East Tennessee institution since it opened in 1986. A reel of clips from television commercials for Dollywood from the year it opened through 2019 gives glimpses of what the theme park bearing Dolly Parton's name has featured over the years.
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