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The job and the pay: A look at Blount County, Maryville and Alcoa school directors
The director of a public school district is much like the CEO of a company, providing leadership, setting the vision and reinforcing the organization’s culture. However, you also may find them up early enough to make the call on whether to close schools because of a snowstorm or find them at a ball game at night talking with students and their families. School district performance is tracked through multiple types of data. Attendance and absentee reports show whether students are showing up. State assessments report...
Patriot Legacies: John Walker an early settler at Big Springs
John Walker was born in 1747 in County Antrim, Ireland. At age 29, in 1776, he enlisted as a Private in Capt. John Morrow’s Company of Pennsylvania Riflemen of the 2nd Battalion. He took part in the battles of Long Island, New York; Trenton, New Jersey; and Brandywine and Germantown in Pennsylvania. John’s service coincided with a bleak time in our country’s fight for independence. The Continental Army only narrowly got away after its defeat at Long Island. Trenton was a morale booster as Washington...
Round 1 goes to the Jackets
Hayesville – On the surface, everything that the Black Knights have clawed and scraped at this season was lost Monday. Nothing could be further from the truth – there’s still a lot of baseball and a lot of scenarios that could easily play out in Robbinsville’s favor.
Blount Memorial Hospital hopes to expand outpatient surgery space
Four consecutive months in the black have left Blount Memorial Hospital’s leaders hopeful that the fiscal year closes on a positive financial note and makes some space for expansion. One specific goal is growing an outpatient surgery center located a few hundred yards from the main building. Interim hospital CEO Jonathan Smith noted in a board meeting Tuesday, April 23, that recent months have gone relatively well for Blount Memorial in financial terms. The hospital marked its best month in years in February, and in...
Shop and learn: CCPA Craft and History Fair begins today
Unique items produced by local small businesses, books by local authors and a good dose of history will be available today and Saturday, April 26-27, at the Cades Cove Museum/Historic Thompson-Brown House in Maryville as the Cades Cove Preservation Association hosts its annual Craft and History Fair. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day on the museum grounds, 1004 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, near the Blount County Justice Center and Blount Memorial Hospital. Gloria Motter, director of the...
Gatlinburg Spur to have temporary single-lane closures. Here's when to expect delays
The section of U.S. Highway 441 known as the Spur will have single-lane closures beginning April 24, while crews complete roadside maintenance. The single-lane closures along the Spur through Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be in effect April 24-25, and then April 29-May 2, according to the National Park Service.
19-year-old charged with involuntary manslaughter, DUI after fatal head-on crash
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A 19-year-old is facing charges after a car crash that left a 60-year-old man dead, according to officials. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said officials are investigating the crash, which took place on April 21 around 7:25 a.m. on Riner Road. MCSO said they...
Eco-friendly packaging company to invest $300 million and add 230 jobs to Vonore
VONORE, Tenn. — A one-of-a-kind company that creates eco-friendly packaging is investing $350 million and creating 230 jobs in Vonore, according to a press release. Genera creates compostable packaging using two types of grass. It's headquartered in the town of 1,700 people in Monroe County. "We're very highly automated...
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