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Deputy Pralo Wood endured wife’s tragic murder

Thornton Pralo Wood was a Tigerville native who served as deputy sheriff of Greenville County in the Dark ... Read more

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“Frankie and Johnny” based on an actual murder

The traditional American popular song, “Frankie and Johnny,” tells of a woman named Frankie who finds that her ... Read more

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Patrolman Anthony killed while transporting prisoners

Two incidents of deputies being killed during the transport of prisoners have been covered in previous tales. A ... Read more

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Tippin’s blackberry wine versus the Corner’s peach brandy

On Valentine’s Day in February, 2016, Stonehaus Winery of Crossville, Tenn., located on top of the state’s Cumberland ... Read more

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Deputy Frank Reid was a family man

Frank Reid was a Gowensville native who served as Deputy Sheriff of Greenville County in the Dark Corner ... Read more

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Recalling older Dark Corner Christmas superstitions

Before soldiers returned to the mountains of North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky after World War I, ... Read more

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Glassy Mountain could have been a Birmingham

“Enjoyed your recent article about gold ore in the Dark Corner,” said an unknown truck driver leaving the ... Read more

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Attorney John D. Lanford became a centenarian

John D. Lanford, the son of William L. and Sarah Mitchell Lanford, was born in Gowensville on Nov. ... Read more

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‘Keep on the sunny side of life’

A song written in 1899 eventually became the radio theme song for the popular Carter Family. It was ... Read more

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Gold first discovered in Greenville County in 1802

From the time gold was first discovered in Greenville County in 1802, every so often folks in the ... Read more