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Outdoor Notes: Cherokee fishing team second in Southeast Championships
KINGSTON — Cherokee anglers Jacob Berryhill and Isaac Chandler wrapped up the Southeast trail season with a second-place finish (14.19 pounds) at the Southeast Tennessee BASS Nation High School/Youth Divisions Championship on Watts Bar Lake on Saturday. Their boat captain is Randy Berryhill. Their big fish was 4.33 pounds — third best in the tournament. Despite a challenging weather season, the pair ended up fourth in the final standings with...
Man facing 16 charges after string of car burglaries, Kingston police say
KINGSTON, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Kingston Police Department said a man faces numerous charges after breaking into several cars earlier this month. KPD said they received five reports of eight different cars being broken into on May 3 in the area of First Street, Roane Street, and Spencer Street. Several...
Groups to offer trauma and addiction training
DAYTON — Several groups are coming together to offer “Trauma and the Addicted Mind Training” on Thursday, May 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Rhea County Welcome Center. The Rhea County Welcome Center is located at 107 Main Street, Dayton, TN, 37321. Training will consist of learning why do people use, abuse and become addicted, how substance use impacts decision-making and self-control and what does the mind need to recover from substance use. The session will also include addressing how trauma impact brain function, how survival mode affects daily choices and an overview for creating new neuropathways and making healthy choices. The event is a joint effort among the Hamilton County Coalition, Rhea County Coalition, Blazing Hop Ranch and the state’s department of mental health and substance abuse services.
The Arc Anderson County, serving people with disabilities, needs help from community
The Arc Anderson County supports and advocates for people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Anderson, Morgan and Roane counties. A grassroots, family-formed organization for those with I/DD, The Arc has been a staple in the community since 1955. They are now asking the community for...
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. ...
Tellico Village National DEA Drug Take Back Day a Huge Success
The Saturday, April 27, 2024, DEA Drug Take Back Day at the Welcome Center in Tellico Village of Loudon County and the Kahite Clubhouse of Monroe County collected a record volume of unused, unwanted and potentially dangerous medications — 430 lbs.!
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. ...
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...
1 hospitalized after 2 cars collide in Etowah Thursday
We're learning about a car accident that happened in Etowah on Thursday evening. A 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2012 Infiniti QX56 collided at the intersection of Highway 30 East and County Road 608, according to Etowah Rural Fire Department. They say the passenger inside the Infiniti was freed from...
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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