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SWEETWATER, Tenn. — UPDATE (7:34 p.m.): Dalton Amerson has been found safe, according to the Loudon County Sheriff's Office. Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office are asking for help in the search for a missing teen out of Sweetwater. 15-year-old Dalton Beau Amerson left his residence off...

Instruction: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for several counties in east Tennessee, including Loudon, Knox, Anderson, and Roane counties until 4:15 PM EDT. A severe thunderstorm with 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail has been located over Oliver Springs, moving southeast at 20 mph. The storm is expected to cause damage to vehicles, roofs, siding, and trees in areas such as Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, Alcoa, Farragut, Oliver Springs, Louisville, Karns, and Tellico Village. The warning also covers several highways, including I-40 and I-75. The maximum hail size indicated by radar is 1.00 inch, and the maximum wind gust is 60 mph.

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Blount County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

LOUDON CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - Loudon County Sheriff’s Office officials took to Facebook to celebrate one of their deputies who had a unique call in the past week. K-9 Deputy Eric Curtis found himself in quite a predicament a few nights ago. A resident found a corn snake inside her kitchen cabinets, and Curtis responded to the call.

LEESBURG, Va. — A 28-year-old woman working as a substitute teacher in Loudon County has been charged with being intoxicated at school and carrying alcohol. Rhiannon Blakeman has been charged with one count of public intoxication and one count of possessing alcoholic beverages in or on public school grounds.

Cool weather and gray skies greeted residents as Memorial Day was recognized in Loudon County. Loudon’s American Legion Post 120 held its annual ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday in front of Loudon County Courthouse. State and local officials attended to honor those who gave their all in service to the nation. “Fellow Americans, we do not forget,” Chad Garland, Post 120 commander, said during the ceremony. “Whether it’s an hour...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that U.S. Army Cpl. Joe A. Vinyard, 23, of Loudon County, Tennessee, killed during World War II, was accounted for.

A Knoxville woman was charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and attempted murder Thursday following a hit-and-run in March in Philadelphia. Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy James Davis responded to a wreck with an injury on Interstate 75 in the early hours of March 4. Davis talked with the driver, who said he had been run off the road by an unknown vehicle. The driver explained he had picked...

Hazard, a Loudon County dog, was in the well for two days before he was rescued by first responders.

As boats hit the water for the summer, officials in the county urge safety. Loudon County Mayor Rollen “Buddy” Bradshaw signed a proclamation supporting the goals of the North American Safe Boating Campaign Wednesday with the support of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Tellico Lake 12-2. The document also proclaims May 20-26 as National Safe Boating Week in line with the national effort for awareness. The proclamation states that...

Rockin' The Docks is this Saturday in Lenoir City. To see my Captain Accurate Tennessee Spotlight from Monday in Lenoir City, Loudon County, click here:. https://www.facebook.com/AldrichWeather/posts/pfbid0Ki3oHBcCPubeCAkEpzAE4xGJZ8AJcoWzQF6gCtPz8ezQxf2GX7VduBUDwvtsAS2al​. Knoxville weather observations. w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KTYS.html?. It's not easy being Accurate. #CaptAccurateWx. ​. ​​Knoxville's normal LOW this time of year: 60°. Knoxville's normal HIGH this time...

Going to the beach for Memorial Day Weekend? A heavy rain producer may greet you. Could become something tropical or subtropical. Rockin' The Docks is this Saturday in Lenoir City. To see my Captain Accurate Tennessee Spotlight from Monday in Lenoir City, Loudon County, click here:. https://www.facebook.com/AldrichWeather/posts/pfbid0Ki3oHBcCPubeCAkEpzAE4xGJZ8AJcoWzQF6gCtPz8ezQxf2GX7VduBUDwvtsAS2al​. Knoxville weather observations.

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust (“Deed of Trust”) executed on March 8, 2017, by Ralph E. Curtis and Wanda F. Curtis to Harry R. Cash, Trustee, for the benefit of River Valley AgCredit ACA (the “Owner and Holder”), recorded on March 23, 2017 at Trust Book 1321, Page 918, in the Register’s Office of Loudon County, Tennessee; NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned Harry R. Cash, Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Friday, July 7, 2023, commencing at 11:00 A.M. at the front steps of the Main Entrance of the Loudon County Annex Building (behind the Loudon County Courthouse), Loudon, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Loudon County, Tennessee, to wit: LOUDON COUNTY, TENNESSEE: (Map 042, Parcel 033.00) Situated in the First Civil District of Loudon County, Tennessee, to-wit: Beginning on a stake in the line of Ross Morgan, corner to Dennis Williams, (1) South 89 ½ degrees West, 100 feet to a stake; thence (2) South 79 degrees West, 300 feet to a stake; thence (3) South 74 ½ degrees West, 228 feet to a stake; thence (4) South 61 ½ degrees West, 243 feet to a stake; thence (5) South 83 ¼ degrees West, 311 feet to a stake; thence (6) South 84 ½ degrees West, 203 feet to a stake; thence (7) South 63 degrees West, 204 feet to a stake; thence (8) South 58 ½ degrees West 233 feet to a stake corner to Dennis Williams in a line of Humphreys; thence South 1037 feet to a stake corner to C. B. White; Thence with White’s line (1) East, 1,712 feet to a stake corner to Ross Morgan; thence (11) North 1,573 feet to the Beginning, containing 50 acres, but excepting and not conveyed herewith is a boundary of 10 acres, more or less, which had been heretofore conveyed to Roy Humphreys by Emmett Jaynes, a predecessor in title. Being the same property conveyed to Ralph Curtis and Wanda Curtis by Quitclaim Deed from the United States of America, dated August 12, 1982, of record in Deed Book 147, Page 896, in the Register’s Office of Loudon County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO governmental zoning and subdivision ordinances or regulations in effect thereon. This sale is also subject to the right of redemption by the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the U.S. Treasury, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7425 (d)(1) by reason of the following tax liens of record in Lien Book L54, Page 380 and Lien Book L56, Page 792, in the Register’s Office of Loudon County, Tennessee. Notice of the sale has been given to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 7425 (b). In addition, this sale shall be subject to a Notice of State Tax Lien in favor of the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development against Ralph E. Curtis, individually and d/b/a Curtis Equipment Sales of record in Lien Book L54, Page 855, in the Register’s Office of Loudon County, Tennessee. Notice of said sale required by T.C.A §50-7-404 to be given to the State of Tennessee has been timely given, and said sale will be subject to the right of the State of Tennessee to redeem such property, as provided in T,C.A § 50-7-404 (i)(3)(A). PROPERTY ADDRESS: Little Valley Road, Loudon, TN 37774 (Map & Parcel 042 033.00) CURRENT OWNER: Ralph E. Curtis, widower OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Internal Revenue Service Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Direct Capital, a Division of CIT Bank, N.A. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. The Trustee reserves the right to rescind and/or recry the sale. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Harry R. Cash, Trustee Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison, P.C. 633 Chestnut Street - Ninth Floor Chattanooga, TN 37450-0900 (423) 756-8400 Dates of Publication: May 24, 31 and June 7, 2023.

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE ANTHONY R. STEELE is the Successor Trustee of a Deed of Trust executed on July 22, 2014, by JAMES D. SUTTON aka James David Sutton Sr. and his wife, BRENDA C. SUTTON aka Brenda Comer Sutton. The deed of trust appears of record in the Register’s Office of Loudon County, Tennessee, at Book T1222, Page 158 (“Deed of Trust”). The Successor Trustee will sell the property described below for cash at a foreclosure sale requested by the current holder of the Deed of Trust and underlying indebtedness, Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank. Sale Date and Location: June 22, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. near the front entrance of the Loudon County Courthouse in Loudon, Loudon County, Tennessee. The terms of sale shall be payment by cashier’s check or certified funds immediately upon conclusion of the sale. Property Description: Abbreviated description per TCA 35-5-104(a)(2) is the property referenced in the Deed of Trust and described fully at Book D277, page 562, and commonly known as 1065 Oak Chase Blvd., Lenoir City, Loudon County, TN 37772. Property Address: 1065 Oak Chase Blvd., Lenoir City, Loudon County, TN 37772. Tax Map Identification No.: 007I-A-046.00 (However, the property description shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between the description and address or tax identification number). Parties Interested: Discover Bank (Book L53, Page 305); Cavalry SPV I, LLC (Book L54, Page 421); and, Avalon Homeowners Association, Inc. (Book L55, Page 181). All sales of Property are “AS IS” and “WHERE IS” without representation or warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or of any kind, except as to title and authority to convey. The sale of the described property is subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes, any restrictive covenants, easements, set-back lines, prior liens, encumbrances, if any, and any other priority as may appear in the public records. The right is preserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT THE DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED AS A RESULT WILL BE USED FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE ONLY. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. This the 19th day of May, 2023. Anthony R. Steele, Successor Trustee Winchester, Sellers, Foster & Steele, P.C. P. O. Box 2428 Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 637-1980 Publication Dates: May 24, 31, and June 7, 2023.

An Athens woman was arrested in Loudon Thursday after an apparent road rage incident. Loudon County Sheriff’s Patrolman Jeffery Russell was dispatched for an automobile accident on Corporate Park Drive and encountered a car on its side in the roadway. Russell spoke to the offender, Brianna Luaine Jackson, 25, who stated that the victim cut her off in traffic on I75. Jackson said she called 911 to report the vehicle...