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Lawsuits served on both sides of quarry issue in Greenback
A dispute surrounding the operation of a limestone quarry on a Greenback property known as Hutton Farm has resulted in lawsuits filed by entities on both sides of the issue. In a complaint filed on April 22, the town of Greenback and Loudon County Regional Planning Commission are suing the limited liability companies M&M Stone Farms, which owns the property on Hutton Road, and Tri-County Crushed Stone, the quarry operator. ...
Tennessee couple donates bench to honor fallen Blount County deputy
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A couple out of Friendsville has donated a bench to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, aimed at honoring Deputy Greg McCowan, who was killed in the line of duty in February. “Sheriff James Lee Berrong extends his thanks to Michael and Amy Hazlett of American...
Wilderness hike to Devil's Breakfast Table on Cumberland Trail is May 25
Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning will lead an outing May 25 exploring the Devil’s Breakfast Table area of the Cumberland Trail in the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area near Crab Orchard, Tennessee. The group will meet for carpooling in Oak Ridge at the Gold’s Gym/Books-a-Million parking lot (at the end...
Paint and coatings factory bringing jobs to Loudon County
More jobs are coming to East Tennessee after the company PPG selected Loudon as the site for its new painting and coatings facility, according to an announcement by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday.
Riverside’s Wallace strikes out 13 Wildcats, Sweetwater falls into elimination bracket
Sweetwater baseball has been in this spot before. The Wildcats started the Class 2A state tournament off with a loss to Decatur County-Riverside, knocking the team into the elimination bracket. A result that emulates Sweetwater’s run in last year’s tournament. Riverside picked up a 5-3 win in the opening round over Sweetwater on May 21 at Stewarts Creek High School in Smyrna. ...
Man wants woman out of his bed, gets arrested
While attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a Madisonville man May 10, officers found suspected drugs and a woman who appeared to be overdosing on a bed. Madisonville Police Officer Nick Davis said he and deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office were attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a house on Tellico Street for a man named Jeffrey Long who gave them permission to come in because he needed help getting a woman out of his bedroom. ...
New murder mystery book takes place in Tellico Village
Cheryl Peyton, a local author from Loudon County, recently published her newest murder mystery that takes place right in the heart of Tellico Village. The fictional book is titled “Murder in Tellico Village” and follows a continuing female lead — Alex Trotter — as she visits her Aunt Beth in the Village. During her short visit, it is revealed that a nearby neighbor is murdered. ...
Tellico’s Wiseman wins gold twice, Hawk places at Class A State Championship
Darrah Wiseman has more gold around her neck. The Tellico Plains junior won her fifth and sixth career gold medals at the TSSAA Class A State Championship meet on May 21. Wiseman moves to six medals in six events. Bears’ senior Nicholas Hawk added more medals to his resume as well, finishing fourth in the...
Jerry Summers: John W. Butler - Scopes Trial
This is the next in the line of several articles to follow that relate to the 99th and 100th anniversaries of the famous July 1925 Scopes evolution trial in Dayton, Tennessee, to be held in 2024-2025. The member of the Tennessee General Assembly who is introduced the Tennessee Anti-evolution act...
Tellico Village Singers and Tellico Voices holding annual patriotic concerts
The Tellico Village Singers (TVS) and the Tellico Voices (TV) are pleased to present their annual Fourth of July Patriotic Concerts. These concerts will be performed at the Community Church at Tellico Village on Sunday, June 30 (3 p.m.) and Tuesday, July 2 (7 p.m.). "The costs involved with preparations and performances keep going up," a press release stated. "As such, to recoup some of our cost, tickets for these...
Local man charged with taking a missing teen across state lines
WALTON COUNTY, GA – (May 22, 2024) A local man has been arrested in Tennessee in the company of a missing Walton County teen. Joshua Workman, 19, of Walton County, is currently incarcerated in the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office in Lenoir City, TN, and is the process of being returned to Georgia to face charges in Walton County.
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