Jerrod Knight

Ricky Skaggs talks Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, and bluegrass

Jerrod Knight — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:45:47 +0000

The Quebe Sisters open for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder at Greenville's Municipal Auditorium on Thursday, May 2nd. In the run-up to that show, Ricky visited with KETR's Jerrod Knight via telephone from his home in Nashville.

Review: Tuscan Slice, a wood-fire kitchen

Jerrod Knight — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:42:49 +0000

Greenville has a new purveyor of pizza and many other Italian bistro dishes. Tuscan Slice opened in late April at the corner of Wesley St. and Mustang Crossing, a quarter-mile south of Interstate 30.

Believe It Anyway: biblical tales in bold fashion

Jerrod Knight — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0000

A late-night televangelist and his overuse of the phrase, "Believe it anyway!" was the impetus for what has become the joint creation of photographer/graphic artist Paul Bryan and musician/composer Chris Ramos.

Commerce pub to close after seven months

Jerrod Knight — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:46:17 +0000

According to a social media post by the local eatery, The Kilted Monkey is set to shutter permanently at the close of business this Saturday.

Misty May-Treanor on passion, adversity, and the Wheaties box

Kevin Jefferies and Jerrod Knight — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:53:00 +0000

Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May-Treanor spoke with KETR's Jerrod Knight in conjunction with the A&M-Commerce William L. Mayo Prestigious Speaker Series. Full interview here.

Social media buzzing with reports of plant explosion in West

Jerrod Knight — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:35:51 +0000

Images and reports continue to roll in from the small town of West, along Interstate 35, about 20 miles south of Hillsboro.

Fatal crash on Hwy. 24

Cindy Roller, Jerrod Knight and Mark Haslett — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:01:07 +0000

The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. Thursday near Cooper, close to the intersection with County Road 2000.

Spring 2013 Membership Drive underway

Jerrod Knight — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:46:06 +0000

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Developer, ETSU grad passes away

Jerrod Knight — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:12:12 +0000

KETR has received word that Mike Oglesby, the developer behind Oglesby Plaza on Monroe Street in Commerce, passed away on Thursday.

Bob Brown is the man with the plan

Jerrod Knight — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Dr. Jones visits with university safety manager Derek Preas, then with VP Bob Brown on campus planning issues.