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Flagging on Sam Houston School Road
The city of Alcoa announced Tuesday, May 21 that upcoming flagging operations will affect traffic on Sam Houston School Road beginning this week. The project, which has already begun, is expected to last through July. Sam Houston School Road between Holliday Drive and the Alcoa Water Treatment Plant will have workers flagging the area from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for the month of May. This is in conjunction with the Eagleton Ballfield Project to implement a soil borrow pit on Sam Houston School Road. Staff are advising motorists to use caution when driving through the area, as workers will be present, and allow additional travel time when using this route.
Maryville Memorial Day schedule
The City of Maryville Municipal Center Offices, the Operation Center, and Recycling Centers will all close in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. All offices and the Recycling Centers will reopen on Tuesday, May 28. There will be no change in the residential trash pick-up schedule.
General Sessions for 5/14/24
Pachia Alexis Arnwine, 33, County Road 322, Sweetwater, possession of Fentanyl for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft under $1,000, reset for 6/18. Jimmy Albert Baker, 40, Citico Road, Vonore, two counts vandalism over $1,000, reset for 6/25. Jerry Wayne Bankester, 33, Dunn Road, Tellico Plains, possession of drug paraphernalia, $150, 11/29 suspended; DUI, $365, 11/29 suspended after 48 hours; failure to render due care, 30 days suspended; possession of...
Lawsuits filed as town and developers clash over proposed quarry in Greenback
GREENBACK, Tenn. (WATE) — A dispute is developing in Loudon County over a proposed rock quarry. The Town of Greenback and the Loudon County Regional Planning Commission filed a lawsuit against M&M Stone Farms and Tri-county Crushed Stone over their plan to build a rock quarry in the town. In response, the companies have filed […]
Lenoir City approves site plan for 276-apartment development
Lenoir City officials have approved the site plan for a 276-apartment development to be built on Market Drive and Town Creek Parkway. Real estate developer Continental Properties plans to build Authentix Town Creek — a residential community with amenities such as a clubhouse, outdoor pool and pet playground — on 13.48 acres near U.S. Highway 321 and I-75. The plan was approved during the city’s Planning and Zoning meeting on...
Oak Ridge city manager to present proposed budget May 21
Budgets are the focus this week in local government, as City Manager Randy Hemann will present his first proposed budget to Oak Ridge City Council and the city Board of Education is set to possibly give its final approval to a new budget that includes a 2.5% pay raise for all employees.
Two Clinton High School teachers fired after grade manipulation investigation
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Two Anderson County teachers have been fired following an investigation into grade manipulation. Rachel Jones and Clay Turpin were fired following a unanimous vote by the Anderson County Schools Board of Education on Monday, May 13. They were fired for unprofessional conduct insubordination and neglect of duty according to the […]
TDOT building Newport Bypass, allowing drivers to avoid downtown Newport from Greeneville to Maryville
NEWPORT, Tenn. — Editor's Note: This story was updated to reflect the road goes from Greeneville to Maryville, in Tennessee. It previously said the road went to Greenville, North Carolina. The Tennessee Department of Transportation said crews are working on a bypass letting drivers between Greeneville and Maryville avoid...
Alcoa School Board approves $1.2 million for renovations to Pershing Academy of Learning building
Alcoa Board of Education has approved $1.2 million in funds to renovate the Pershing Academy of Learning building. During Monday afternoon’s board meeting, Director of Finance Thomas Shamblin addressed the board with revisions to the original budget proposal. Originally, part of the funds to cover the renovations were to come out of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief budget, a relief fund set up in response to Covid-19, but...
'I never thought I could do some of the stuff I have begun to do' | Blount County mom puts in work at Alcoa Habitat for Humanity home site
ALCOA, Tenn. — Kalynn Kirchoff's 9-year-old son is really into sports these days, and excited to decorate his new bedroom in Alcoa with an athletic theme. She's helping build that bedroom, and the rest of their new home, as part of Blount County's Habitat for Humanity's Women Build program.
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