In 2013, a business group proposed to establish a theme park in the city if the city name was changed to "Rocky Top" to take advantage of the song of that name.
The code name for the investigation was derived from Rocky Top, one of the state's official songs.
Julian introduced "Rocky Top" in a halftime show in 1972, after which it made its way to the stands.
Rocky Top, a knob on the western part of the mountain's summit ridge, shares its name with a popular Tennessee state song.
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In 1989, the Secretary of State's office was a target of investigation for Operation Rocky Top, due to staff involvement in a public corruption scandal involving fund-raising irregularities and fraudulent charity bingo operations.