April 2010 - Posts
Folks come to Norris Lake for many reasons. While vacation and retirement are in the top 10, we see folks who are looking for bargain properties to buy with the intention of reselling for profit in the future. This is most prevelant when folks succumb
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RISMEDIA, April 29, 2010—Trulia.com, smart real estate search to help you make better decisions, recently announced that 20% of current home listings have been reduced in price at least once, compared to 27% in April 2009, representing a 26% decline
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In a short (3 minute) well-done YouTube video, Chris Bird -- a national speaker on tax-related issues addresses the Energy Tax Credits that will expire at the end of 2010 . This is good information!
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Folks who came to Norris Lake during the winter were astonished at how some of the views had opened up on many properties around the lake. Owners of raw land seldom keep that land groomed..... and trees grow, raspberry canes multiply, trash scrub and
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During most of the winter, Norris Lake levels were above the typical winter pool levels of 995 feet above sea level. This was primarily because of the heavy fall rains here and parts north of us. But towards the end of winter and just before spring, the
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Slowly waking up with a cup of coffee and Headline News, I was staring out the window when I noticed a raptor of some sort flying over the lake. Thought at first it was a vulture, but the white head and white tipped wings gave it away as one of the Bald
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Developer Steve Jones (Hickory Point, Vista Shores, Emerald Bay) purchased 400 acres of property on Old Leadmine Bend Road in Sharps Chapel for his newest community, Pinnacle Point. There will be a limited number of lakefront lots in this community, with
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The Old Rush Strong School closed down a long time ago. The building was moved once to get it out of the way of the rising waters of what was to become Norris Lake and, I think, moved again to its present location on Leadmine Bend Road. Old school building
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Named for the current and long-standing road commissioner Clayton Helms, the ferry connects two parts of Union County separated by Norris Lake. The story goes that TVA intially gave the county $100,000 to build a bridge back when the lake was formed -
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