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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. ...
Anderson County Schools names new Clinton High School principal amid grade fixing investigation
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Anderson County Schools has announced long-time educator Robbie Herrell will be the new principal of Clinton High School. Herrell is a 1993 graduate who has served in multiple Anderson County School District positions. Most recently, he's worked as the Anderson County Career and Technical Center principal since 2016.
$20M loan to help Oak Ridge pay for new water treatment plant
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner David Salyers have announced that the city of Oak Ridge will receive a $20 million loan that a city official said will be used to help pay for the new water treatment plant construction. Oak Ridge Public Works...
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. ...
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...
Maryville school board approves 5-year facilities plan
Maryville City Schools has developed half a decade’s worth of plans for the district’s facilities as its student population expands. Now, some of the costs and timelines for the school district’s priorities are solidifying. Maryville’s board of education Monday, May 20, approved a five-year facilities plan laying out preliminary timelines and cost estimates for a suite of projects. Those include a planned expansion of Maryville High School, a renovation of what’s now the Maryville Academy building and changes to athletic facilities. ...
Loudon City officials make managerial decisions
Loudon City Council and the Loudon Utility Board met last Monday, May 13, with the intent being to discuss manager candidates. However, in the end, they chose to invite two new candidates to interview in July. The meeting was the shortest to date while discussing the manager search at only 15 minutes. The manager search process began late last year and has averaged at least one special meeting a month since. ...
Anderson County to get over $600,000 in expanding broadband, digital skills development
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The state has awarded more than $600,000 in grant funding to expand broadband opportunities, digital skills and workforce development in Anderson County. State Rep. John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge) said the county will receive two separate grants as part of $162.7 million in overall funding from...
Environmental impact analysis completed for Loudon solar power project
A solar power project planned for Loudon County would have no significant impacts on considerations such as water quality, floodplains or human health, a government agency has determined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service made the Finding of No Significant Impact for the Walking Horse Solar Project in March. The project, which would provide a renewable energy source for Loudon County and surrounding areas, is to be built on about 42 acres off Maremont Parkway. ...
Local Boost: UT-Knoxville and Roane State Secure More Funds for Nuclear Education
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Read part 2 of this woman's story about her mother's early adulthood in Oak Ridge
Anna Caryl Guffey continues her series on Oak Ridge. A series of earth changing events had taken place in the 1930s, which led to the Leo Szilard/Albert Einstein letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt:. In 1932, the atom had been split for the first time, thereby proving Einstein's 1907 Theory...
Oak Ridge Juneteenth celebration planned June 15
The Oak Ridge City-Wide Juneteenth/Freedom Day celebration will take place noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the old Scarboro School Site on Hampton Road. The Juneteenth Festival will get underway at noon on Hampton Road and continue until 6 p.m. with food, drink, clothing and other apparel vendors, according to a news release. There will be carnival games, face painting, live gospel music, dramatic dance and spoken word performances, and rhythm and blues music. For...
Maryville school board OKs $73M budget with $50,750 starting pay for teachers
All Maryville City Schools employees could see their pay increase next year. The Maryville Board of Education on Monday, May 20, approved a $73.2 million general purpose budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that puts new teachers’ starting salaries at $50,750. The $50,750 base pay for beginning teachers — those with bachelor’s degrees, but no experience — would represent about a 6% raise over the district’s current starting salary of $47,851. ...
Veterans available for Memorial Day, Veterans Day celebrations
A group of veterans in the community meets weekly at Vienna Coffee in Maryville as a way to reach out to one another and offer assistance. Veterans Coffee Fellowship meets from 2 to 4 p.m. each Wednesday at the local coffee shop, located at 212 College Street. There is no fee to attend or requirement of membership, said founder Vern Gardai, retired Army chaplain. All attendees pay for is their own beverages or food. ...
Blount County business employing people with disabilities tapped to do floral work at McGhee Tyson Airport
ALCOA, Tenn. — Many hands make for light work, and the hands of the employees of Special Growers are planting the flowers of East Tennessee for the world to see at McGhee Tyson Airport this week. The Maryville company hires adults with disabilities to do floral work and cut...
Anderson County home listings asked for more money in April: See the current median price here
The median home in Anderson County listed for $388,725 in April, up 2.3% from the previous month's $379,950, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to April 2023, the median home list price increased 17.8% from $329,900. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale...
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