Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lewis Redmond was wanted for murder, but he became a folk hero in WNC in the 1870s as a moonshiner fighting the Yankee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 31—At the end of his life, Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton was revered as a folk hero, a rebel and is still referred to as the "king ...

It won't be long before famous moonshiner Popcorn Sutton's special recipe will be brewed again in Cocke County. But this time, it will be legal, and with the full support of the county and the state.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's been more than a decade since one famous moonshiner distilled his bootleg spirits in Cocke County, Tennessee. But the documentary filmmaker who first introduced Popcorn Sutton ...

In the final years of his legendary life, Popcorn Sutton put his wife up on a pedestal – and on the catwalk above the 2,500-gallon pots where his moonshine was being distilled. It’s only fitting the ...

If you're in the mood for some Americana, it doesn't get much better than this. Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, a colorful character at the very least was one of this country's most prolific and best-known ...

Moonshine legend Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton was found dead Monday in Cocke County, Tenn. An autopsy is expected to be performed today, and authorities are investigating the possibility of suicide. The ...

I’ve been to a Haywood County party or two in my day, and I’ve sampled what my hosts proudly put on display as real mountain moonshine: Popcorn’s ‘shine. They would have been referring to home brew ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A white whiskey named after a legendary Tennessee moonshiner is introducing a new bottle after a legal dispute over similarities to Jack Daniel's shape and design. The Popcorn ...

The festival celebrates the life of infamous moonshiner Popcorn Sutton. It combines music and food, but no moonshine. The Memorial Jam moved to Newport last year after being held in Maggie Valley, ...

MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. (WLOS) — The late Popcorn Sutton left behind tall tales of moonshine in the western North Carolina mountains. Now, another story is brewing, one involving a family relative and the ...

July 1, 1862, was not only the day on which nearly 300 Western North Carolinians died at Malvern Hill. It was also the day of the formation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the beginning of the ...