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East Tennessee represented again on “American Idol”
Last year, Alcoa High student Jackie Lee Midkiff fell short of reaching the Top 36 on Season 8 of the smash Fox reality series “American Idol.” Now, East Tennessee gets a chance for more “Idol” spotlight in the form of a young lady from nearby Vonore — Vanessa Wolfe, who made it to Hollywood during the Atlanta tryouts for Season 9. She’s country as can be, but she impressed the judges by being genuine and for doing right by one of my favorite Old Crow Medicine Show songs, “Wagon Wheel.” We’ll see how she does as the season progresses.