Larry M. Hobby a native of Hamblen County was born in Hamblen County at Morristown-Hamblen Hospital in 1972. Was raised in both Hamblen County and Knox County, but there was something that drew him back to this area as an adult. He was a 2007 graduate of TTC in Morristown were he received his degree in Graphic Arts. Hobby has held a longtime interest in the area’s history. He is a collector of local artifacts, memorabilia, and documents related to the history of Hamblen County. Hobby has family roots that date back generations in not only Tennessee, but this area also. His 5th Great grandfather was Gideon Morris, one of the area’s first settlers and a member of the family in which Morristown was named.
He was married in 1999 at the historic Rose Center to Tammy Banner-Hobby and is the father of Ghable Isabella Hobby and the late Aislyn Maria Hobby.