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Blount officials hearing update on new growth guidelines for Blount County
Blount County leaders will soon reconsider the government’s guidelines for growth. Amid frequent, public and often emotional conversations about local development, the Blount County Board of Commissioners in 2022 decided to rethink its years-old growth strategy. The government also contracted with a private company to suggest revisions to that strategy. Today, April 25, members of the county’s planning commission are scheduled to hear a presentation on development from Inspire Placemaking...
Water outage caused by digging
Contractors digging off East Lamar Alexander Parkway hit a water main Wednesday afternoon, April 24, affecting water supply to customers in the area of Heritage High School. Staff at South Blount Utility told The Daily Times that workers were on their way to repair the leak, which was caused by someone putting in a sign, at about 2:30 p.m. An estimated number of customers affected was not readily available.
13-year cicadas expected to swarm some parts of East Tennessee this summer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Soon, a brood of cicadas will emerge from the ground and make some parts of East Tennessee pretty noisy to be in. They're expected to mostly emerge in the southern parts of the region, in counties like Monroe County, McMinn County and Loudon County. They are...
Sevierville's SkyLand Ranch Under Scrutiny as Tennessee Agriculture Department Investigates Livestock Welfare
A popular Sevierville attraction, Skyland Ranch, has become the subject of a livestock welfare investigation by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), as confirmed by multiple sources on Thursday. The inquiry was initiated after a complaint was logged on Wednesday, spotlighting concerns about the ranch's longhorn cattle. Assistant Commissioner for...
Another earthquake reported near Western NC, Tennessee border
BRYSON CITY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey said another earthquake has been reported near the western North Carolina and Tennessee border this week. The USGS said this earthquake hit at 2:37 a.m. and had magnitude of 2.1 and was 3 kilometers deep. The earthquake was located...
Earthquake hits same North Carolina area for 3rd time this month
SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. — For the third time this month, an earthquake has hit the same area in North Carolina. (Above video is the Friday morning headlines for 4/19/24.) The United States Geological Survey said it detected a magnitude 2.13 earthquake hit at at 3:37 a.m. on Friday. The...
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