East Tennessee Now

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Hear all about the work being done by The Monroe County Friends of Animals.

Also, sign up for the 2021 Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 22, 2021. It's a 9am shotgun start at Kahite Golf Course.

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Free job fair and expo for veterans, put on by the Tennessee Veterans Businesses Association on Friday, April 30th. Organizer Steve Stilts tells Michele Silva there will be dozens of vendors offering jobs and or resources. 

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Marcus Hall of Marc Nelson Denim is styling a contestant on American Idol! Michele Silva tries to get Marcus to design women's clothes too!

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CareCuts Knoxville will serve 300-500 people on Easter Sunday. Volunteers and donations are needed and much appreciated. On Easter Sunday, or any Sunday you wish to help serve, head to 519 Williams Street at 10:30 am. More information is available at CareCutsKnox.org 

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We think our talented dogs can do tricks, but Smoky Mountain Service Dogs can do so much more. Suzy Kitchens tells us all they can do including laundry! The service dogs are trained as pups to help veterans with every day tasks, and to support those with anxiety and depression. A fundraising project is underway for the organization with a specialty license plate. It costs about $20,000 to train and pair the dogs with veterans. 

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Emerald Academy is accepting applications for the next school year. It’s a free, independently operated, K-8 college prep school for kids in Knox County. John Crooks says they offer extra curricular activities like art, music and PE, but the focus  is on academic excellence. The deadline to apply for Emerald Academy is March 26th.  

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The Rusty Wallace Group gifted the Love Kitchen a brand new Van!

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Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee has a competition going on through the end of February and they need your votes to determine which breed is best when it comes to dogs. Stephanie, Missy and Elizabeth, three of the volunteers with the rescue explain how this online fundraiser will generate money for vet care for all of the pups they take foster and find homes. 

(SBRET) is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to finding forever homes for displaced or abandoned small breed dogs. We are also dedicated to educating the public about pet overpopulation, the benefits of spaying/neutering, and the horrors of puppymills.

All of the dogs live in foster homes in the Knoxville, TN area and the rescue does not  have a shelter facility. They host adoption events almost every weekend. But, due to COVID-19, some of them have been postponed or cancelled. 

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