Blount County, TN

Two people were taken into custody and another was cited after law enforcement seized narcotics Friday in Maryville, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post. Crystal Dale Hornsby, 38, was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (methamphetamine) for resale. She was released...

Thousands of pounds of fish brought hundreds of kids to the Alcoa Duck Pond on Saturday for the Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks and Recreation’s 27th Duck Pond Fishing Derby for Kids. The event lasted from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and also featured awards, prize drawings and even an inflatable sports...

Kevin Gryder has come close to winning the Blount County Amateur Golf Tournament before. Gryder is participating in the event for the 15th time, but he’s close to winning his first title in the Open division, which he is competing in for the first time. After shooting 70 in the...

Law enforcement on Wednesday identified the name and charges of a man who allegedly led police on a chase Tuesday down Alcoa Highway. Randall Eugene Seaton, 59, Greeneville, was arrested by Blount County Sheriff’s deputies at 7:48 p.m. June 9 and charged with felony evading arrest, two counts of reckless endangerment, driving on a revoked license and theft between $2,500 and $10,000.

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — The Blount County community will have a chance to help students in need over the summer, just by dropping off a bookbag. The Boys and Girls Club of Blount County is hosting a backpack drive to prepare students for school once the summer is over. Many of the families they serve may not be able to afford school supplies for the coming school year. Organizers are hoping to gather 120 backpacks for students preparing to return to class.

A Walland man was booked into the Blount County jail on Wednesday after he allegedly drove over a Jackson Hills Drive mailbox and flower bed while intoxicated. Jeremy Lynn Murrell, 43, Cold Springs Road, was arrested by Blount County Sheriff’s deputies at 5:10 p.m. June 9 and charged with driving under the influence. He was being held on a $5,000 bond pending a 1:30 p.m. hearing June 14 in Blount County General Sessions Court.

A Maryville man was booked into the Blount County jail on Tuesday after he allegedly raped a woman. Jose Delarosa Silver, 24, Bridgeway Drive, Maryville, was arrested by Blount County Sheriff’s deputies at 8:35 a.m. June 8 and charged with rape. He was released on a $50,000 bond pending a 9 a.m. hearing June 15 in Blount County General Sessions Court.

William Blount athletic director Scott Cupp said he hears the same question all the time when he’s out with his friend and golfing rival, Robbie Lotz. “Everywhere I go, people are like, ‘Where’s the Creamsicle, where’s the Creamsicle?” Cupp said. “I thought it would be funny. I didn’t know how it would catch on.”

A heavy downpour did little to derail Michael Bradshaw’s momentum on Friday. The William Blount golf coach maintained his focus and pulled off his best round so far through day two of the Blount County Amateur Golf Tournament at Lambert Acres Golf Club in Maryville. His 3-under 67, combined with...

The Blount County Board of Education adopted a strategic plan for 2021-26 on Thursday, June 10, that sets ambitious goals for instruction, achievement and culture. Blount County Schools developed a dozen goals, with action steps and measurable benchmarks, over a months-long process that included school board work sessions and three committees with nearly three dozen educators and administrators.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A man and a woman are in custody following a Blount County car chase Wednesday afternoon, Blount County Sheriff officials confirmed. The two led deputies on a 10-minute chase in the Middle Settlements area of Blount County after stealing a car, officials said. “A man and...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — According to Phillip, a restaurant owner, people in Maryville drive about 30 minutes to Knoxville for what he calls authentic Asian food. “And also, currently, at our location here on Callahan, we have many customers from Denso factory that drive all the way here,” Phillip said.

For Mike Fuller, golf was an escape. At age 25, Fuller had the first of three kidney transplants in 1995. His most recent came in 2013 through a donor program at John Hopkins University in Maryland that found a match. With each surgery came a long period of recovery, including...

Those who’ve been in Blount County for 25-plus years probably remember Wilson Chapel and some of the great events held there on the campus of Maryville College. If it’s a gospel concert you attended, chances are Wayne Atchley most likely was the organizer. “We would pack that place out,” recalled...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — The Blount County Sheriff's Office said that a man and a woman were arrested after a car chase ended with the driver crashing into a tree on Wednesday. Police said the chase lasted 10 - 15 minutes after a deputy tried to pull the car over....

DENSO will hold a fast-track hiring event for open production and logistic positions throughout the day on June 16 at Pellissippi State Community College's Blount County campus, 2713 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Friendsville. Participants will complete DENSO's plant skills review test. The test is computer based, but computer proficiency is...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — Blount County leaders said they were working to make sure everyone is included in a conversation about extending Pellissippi Parkway in the area. During a work session on Tuesday, they decided to create a resolution that would urge the Tennessee Department of Transportation to host an in-person meeting about its plans to extend Pellissippi Parkway.

Four Blount County students were named to the spring 2021 dean's list at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. They are: Lucas McKeehan, of Alcoa; Hallie Brackett and Samuel Morris, both of Maryville; and Olivia McCarrell, of Seymour. To be eligible for the dean's list, students must be...

• Fox Den Baking Company, 133 Brinegar Way, Walland. • Little Red Lunch Box Mobile Unit, 3624 S. Fork Place, Maryville. • Alcoa Springbrook Pool Concession, 636 Vose Road, Alcoa. Violations. • Sakura Sushi & Grill, 741 Watkins Road, Maryville: 98. Violations: No thermometer in reach-in refrigerator; bowls used as...

Blount County Schools will start the new school year on a staggered schedule, with only half the students from grades 1-12 on campus the first four days. Under the plan the Blount County Board of Education adopted last week, students whose last names begin with A-K will be in school Aug. 2 and 4, and those with last names starting with L-Z will attend Aug. 3 and 5. All students in grades 1-12 will be on campus together Aug. 6.