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Farm Day returns after five-year hiatus
After a nearly six-year hiatus, Loudon County UT Extension Office’s 4-H program hosted Farm Day at Hyde Farms in Greenback on May 9. More than 580 fourth-graders across the county attended the hands-on agricultural experience. What once was an annual tradition was put on hold after the COVID Pandemic. Last Thursday morning, however, hundreds of students — along with their teachers and group leaders — happily soaked in the rainy...
Master Gardeners to host upcoming event in Spring City
Greetings, Rhea Countians! The Rhea County Master Gardeners would like to take this opportunity to share some of our latest community events for this past week. First, we hosted a booth at kids’ night at the Strawberry Festival, we gave out chocolate covered strawberries for the kiddos, and we gave out information on our organization to the adults. There were lots of smiling faces when you got a chocolate dipped strawberry! We did learn one thing…we needed a lot more strawberries. ...
Sweetwater wraps up spring with scrimmage against Lenoir City
Despite giving up two scores to none in the spring’s scrimmage at Lenoir City on May 13, Tommy Bunch knew he was in a good spot. In his first look at his new team against someone else, Bunch and his staff were happy with what they saw. Several younger players stepped into roles on offense and defense while the returning veterans handled their new responsibilities. “I learned about some specific...
Local high schools celebrate graduation ceremonies
All three local high schools sent their seniors off with graduation celebrations last week. Sweetwater High School held its ceremony Thursday night on the football field, while Sequoyah High School recognized their seniors Friday night in the gym and Tellico Plains High School’s ceremony was held Saturday morning in the gym. This year’s seniors began their high school career during the COVID-19 pandemic response. ...
Loudon and Lenoir City softball seasons come to an end
Two of the three Loudon County high school softball teams’ seasons recently came to a close after competing in the District 5-3A Softball Tournament. Loudon High School’s softball season wrapped up after falling 13-3 to Lenoir City High School in a “Play-In” game held on May 2 at Loudon. A few days later, the Lady Panthers’ season ended as they fell to Heritage and South-Doyle high schools in the first round of the tournament. ...
Ace’s Home Run Hangout: where a love for baseball can carry on forever
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — “Heroes will be remembered but legends never die,” said Hagan Gibby, Ace Mason’s bestfriend and cousin. That line is from “The Sandlot,” Ace Mason’s favorite movie. The movie tells the tale of how friends make life better, all while playing baseball.
Local baseball talent shines, All-District distinctions awarded
Several Loudon County baseball players and coaches recently earned All-District distinctions for their efforts throughout the 2024 season. This year, 19 players along with two All-District coaches of the year were awarded. And this year’s selections also included one defensive player of the year, one co-offensive player of the year, two pitchers of the year, and one All-District MVP. LOUDON REDSKINS ...
Cleveland Rebounds To Claim 4A Sectional Berth
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — After a grueling 3 1/2 hour, 10-inning marathon loss in the Region 3-4A title game earlier in the afternoon, Cleveland bounced back Sunday evening to out slug McMinn County for its first TSSAA Sectional berth since 2007. Managing just two hits in a tough defeat to...
Sheriff: Vape pens, cartridges with THC causing overdoses in minors
DAYTON — The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department, in conjunction with the state’s Dangerous Drug Task Force, is cracking down on retailers who sell vape pens, cartridges and other items that contain THC to minors, according to Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal. On Wednesday May 8, 2024, Rhea County Sheriff’s Department investigators and deputies, along with members of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee’s Dangerous Drugs Task Force, served a search warrant on Tammy’s Treasures, located at 1459 Railroad Street in Dayton. ...
Man accused of smacking child says he has a bad temper
A man was arrested May 4 after he allegedly smacked his girlfriend’s juvenile daughter hard enough to nearly draw blood. Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Dalton Townsend said he went to a home on Glenlock Road outside of Sweetwater and talked to two sisters who said one of them had started “back talking” their mother’s boyfriend, Shane Rosales, and he had smacked the eight-year-old in the face. Townsend said he could...
Alleged love affair may have led to straight razor threat
An alleged affair may have led to an attack in Sweetwater May 8. Sweetwater Police Officer Chris Corona said it was just after 3 a.m. when he went to the Economy Inn on a call of a man being threatened with a knife. Corona said he talked to Kenneth Stutzman who said he was sitting outside when Joseph Yates approached him, acting angry and cussing at him. Stutzman said Yates...
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