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Blount County Historical Museum hosts salute to Tennessee’s fallen
The Blount County Historical Museum will host a temporary exhibit that honors Tennessee’s Fallen. It is a traveling pictorial memorial honoring military casualties from Tennessee in the War on Terror. The exhibit will be at the museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Saturday July 12. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday for those who would like to see this exhibit. ...
July law changes will empower DA, domestic violence victims
Starting July 1, the threshold for stricter DUI punishments will be lower in Tennessee. That won’t mean much for the average citizen, but for Blount County District Attorney General Ryan Desmond, it’s another arrow in the quiver in the fight against crime. “The law has always been that if an individual comes back with a blood alcohol content above 0.2%, the mandatory minimum length of time that person serves increases...
Blount County school board votes on budget cuts
Tensions were high at a special called Blount County Schools board meeting Tuesday night to discuss and vote on adjustments to FY 24-25 budget items. After the original budget passed in May, the district found itself in a $1.2 million deficit and the board voted to make cuts to several programs under General Purpose School Fund 141 to remedy the deficit. “After the setting of the tax rate at last...
Maryville Housing Authority marks end of first summer reading program
An agency that provides Blount Countians with affordable homes used the summer break to help keep the children it houses eating and reading. Maryville Housing Authority kicked off its inaugural summer reading program June 3. The program, designed for children in kindergarten through eighth grade, is meant both to offer a service to kids and to help build community among neighbors. It operates two days per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sits alongside the housing authority’s summer lunch program. ...
Click earns administrator of elections certification
Blount County Administrator of Elections Moe Click has earned his state certification. According to a June press release from the office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Click passed the state's administrator of elections certification exam earlier this year. The exam was preceded by a required training covering dozens of topics pertaining to election law.
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