Actress Elaine Hendrix, who is dancing on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” during Season 34, said that she has great memories about growing up during her formulative years in Morristown.

“I think that East Tennessee in general is beautiful. I love nature and animals and we have plenty of it there,” Hendrix said during an interview this week. “I felt like Morristown was close enough to Knoxville to have a big city experience.”

While in Morristown, Hendrix studied dance under Gail Noe-Kilgore, who has been advocating for votes to keep her former pupil on the show.

“I felt like I knew everyone in town and that I had a very strong community in Morristown,” Hendrix said. “Gail is very special. As I continue to get older, I only hope to continue to have the energy that she does. She and my mom

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