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Eco-friendly packaging company to invest $300 million and add 230 jobs to Vonore
VONORE, Tenn. — A one-of-a-kind company that creates eco-friendly packaging is investing $350 million and creating 230 jobs in Vonore, according to a press release. Genera creates compostable packaging using two types of grass. It's headquartered in the town of 1,700 people in Monroe County. "We're very highly automated...
Loudoun County warehouse fire caused by lit cigarette: officials
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - A lit cigarette is to blame for a warehouse going up in flames in Northern Virginia, causing millions of dollars in damages. Thick black smoke was seen from miles away in Loudon County on Monday afternoon when the fire was sparked around 3 p.m. Prospect Waterproofing...
Three downtown communities in East Tennessee selected for revitalization
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - 12 downtown communities across Tennessee have been selected to participate in a revitalization program, including three in East Tennessee. Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter announced the selected communities on Wednesday. The ones in East Tennessee are Loudon, Jellico and Decatur. Each...
13-year cicadas expected to swarm some parts of East Tennessee this summer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Soon, a brood of cicadas will emerge from the ground and make some parts of East Tennessee pretty noisy to be in. They're expected to mostly emerge in the southern parts of the region, in counties like Monroe County, McMinn County and Loudon County. They are...
Woman found “not competent to stand trial” in Irving Park Christmas Village damage case
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The case against the woman accused of damaging the Irvine Park Christmas Village has been suspended. Today (4/23/24) in Chippewa County Court, 32-year-old Ebony Hudson of Loudon, Tennessee, was found not competent to stand trial. In December, authorities received a report of a van...
Tellico Village treated to spring concert from Lenoir City bands
The pews of a Tellico Village church were packed Thursday evening, April 18, with residents and parents watching young people play heavenly music on stage — but it wasn’t a church service. It was the Lenoir City Schools Spring Band Concert, which featured students from the city’s intermediate and high schools performing at the Community Church of Tellico Village. For about an hour, the musicians played renditions of popular songs...
ACLU challenges Tennessee ban on trans people changing gender on driver's licenses
A rule governing what sex is listed on a person's driver's license is being challenged by the ACLU of Tennessee, which says the policy discriminates against transgender people. The civil rights organization sued the state department that issues driver's licenses on behalf of a Monroe County woman Tuesday, asking the...
Athens man pleas down from attempted murder charge
An Athens man was charged with attempted murder after he shot a man in March of 2022, but he pleaded down to aggravated assault in Monroe County Criminal Court. Devante Xavier Oneil Moore, 27, had been facing the attempted murder charge and several others for two years before he handed in his plea April 21. He pleaded to two charges of aggravated assault, carjacking and evading arrest, receiving a combined 20 years at 30 percent, with all to be served concurrently. He will receive credit...
LCSO: Missing 17-year-old from Lenoir City found safe
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. — UPDATE (11:03 a.m.): The Loudon County Sheriff's Office posted on social media that the missing 17-year-old has been found safe. LCSO initially asked for help in finding Aliza Faith France after she left a residence early Monday morning. -- The Loudon County Sheriff's Office is...
$100,000 MLF bass tournament coming to Chickamauga Lake next week
DAYTON, Tenn. — The Major League Fishing (MLF) Toyota Series bass tournament is set to return to Dayton, Tennessee next week, May 2-4, for the third and final event of the 2024 Central division. The three-day competition, hosted by Fish Dayton and the Rhea Economic & Tourism Council, will...
Silver Alert canceled for missing 65-year-old from McMinn County
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE (4/20): The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Stanley Cooper was located on Saturday. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a missing McMinn County man. 65-year-old Stanley Cooper went missing early Saturday morning. According to the TBI, he was wearing...
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