http://www.blounttoday.com/news/featured_videos/?partner=RSSblounttoday.com Stories: Featured Videosen-usfeatured_videoshttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/12/wins-losses-tears/?partner=RSSRyan Click hitting that shot had to be the wildest thing to happen in seven years of Blount Today sports. We got to see Cait McMahan and Lee Humphrey cut down the nets on national television. Maryville got so good at football that the Rebels didn’t lose a game in Blount Today’s first four years. They won 74 straight to set a new state record before we saw them lose for the first time. Still can’t wrap my mind around that. Since Blount Today opened its doors on Aug. 26, 2004, my beloved Tornadoes have crowned every season with a state championship. coopers@blounttoday.com (Stefan Cooper)Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:04:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19235-734422news/localStefan CooperMaryville, TNThe wins, the losses, the tearsblounttoday.comwins-losses-tearsurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19235-734422Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/dear-readers-blount-today-close/?partner=RSSBlount Today to close gardner@blounttoday.com (Sherri Gardner Howell)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19234-734420featured_videosSherri Gardner HowellMaryville, TNDear Readers: Blount Today to closeblounttoday.comdear-readers-blount-today-closeurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19234-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/alcoa-fire-chief-robinson-honored/?partner=RSSCity of Alcoa Fire Chief Roger Robinson was recently honored by Tennessee Deputy Gov. Claude Ramsey and Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and several other state officials for his service as an emergency first responder from Homeland Security District 2. Robinson was one of 26 individuals from across the state recognized at the First Responder Awards Ceremony, held at the State Capitol in Nashville. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19232-734420news/localFrom press reportsMaryville, TNAlcoa Fire Chief Robinson honoredblounttoday.comalcoa-fire-chief-robinson-honoredurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19232-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/matzko-share-backpacking-tips-blount-pellissippi-c/?partner=RSSAs the leaves change color and the mornings grow cool, the Great Smoky Mountains beckon to backpackers from all over the region and U.S. The next speaker for the Community Treasures Lecture Series at the Blount County Campus, Jaimie Matzko, knows well how to prepare for these excursions. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19226-734420featured_videosFrom press reportsMaryville, TNMatzko to share backpacking tips at Blount Pellissippi campusblounttoday.commatzko-share-backpacking-tips-blount-pellissippi-curn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19226-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/10/kathryn-oday-looks-best-practices-new-hope-tour/?partner=RSSKathryn O’Day, commission of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, is looking for solutions to state-wide problems. But she’s looking local to find them. O’Day visited the New Hope Children’s Advocacy Center on Wednesday as part of a top-to-bottom review of her department. Solutions to problems, she said, are found on a local level where people are closest to the problems. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19230-734420featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNKathryn O’Day looks for best practices at New Hope tourblounttoday.comkathryn-oday-looks-best-practices-new-hope-toururn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19230-734420Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/path-home-campaign-sets-support-harmony-montvale-s/?partner=RSSA new campaign is offering folks a new path to support Harmony Adoptions as they transform Camp Montvale into the Harmony Family Center at Montvale. A Path Home is a new campaign that will debut during the Harmony Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the former Montvale camp. Joy Bishop of Maryville is supporting the campaign. “A Path Home is an opportunity to step up and support Harmony while remembering people we care about,” said Bishop. “So many people have been campers here at Montvale, and they came with their families over the years,” she said. “We thought, what a wonderful opportunity! People could give them as gifts in honor or in memory of others.” colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19225-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TN‘Path Home’ campaign sets support for Harmony Montvale in stoneblounttoday.compath-home-campaign-sets-support-harmony-montvale-surn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19225-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/farmers-market-harvest-dinner-puts-fresh-menu/?partner=RSSThe chicken entrees folks enjoyed recently at Wildwood Farm couldn’t have been more fresh. Two days earlier, the chickens were roosting in the barn. That’s fresh. On Sept. 25, the Maryville Farmers’ Market presented their third-annual “Farm to Table” meal at Wildwood Farm in Seymour. Chefs Dustin Busby of Blackberry Farm, Peter Glander of Ruby Tuesday and Stephen Myers of the Airport Hilton prepared the meal. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19223-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNFarmers Market Harvest Dinner puts fresh on the menublounttoday.comfarmers-market-harvest-dinner-puts-fresh-menuurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19223-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/coming-home-tremont/?partner=RSSDebbie Claypool with the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has seen it happen again and again, but she still enjoys the transformation. Fifth grade students coming to Tremont for Environmental Camp get upset as soon as they hit that part of the park where their cell phones don’t work. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19222-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNComing home to Tremontblounttoday.comcoming-home-tremonturn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19222-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/leach-family-opens-home-heritage-center-fundraiser/?partner=RSSA tour through Laurelmont, the three-story log home Jim and Barbara Leach built in Townsend, tells the visitor a story of the Leaches past. The couple are opening their home to the public to help preserve the past of the place they live now. The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is sponsoring their first Fall Mountain Home Tour, a fundraiser, on Friday, Oct. 28, and Jim and Barbara are one of four couples who are opening their homes to the public for the tours. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:35:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19221-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNLeach family opens home for Heritage Center fundraiserblounttoday.comleach-family-opens-home-heritage-center-fundraiserurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19221-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/boredom-busters-fall-colorful-season-can-inspire-b/?partner=RSSEvery autumn, Mother Nature transforms the mountain backdrop from earthy tones to vibrant hues. As brilliant reds, oranges and yellows begin to emerge, even the youngest artists are sure to be inspired by fall’s new color palette. With a little assistance, the tiniest tykes will love creating these crafts. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:34:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19220-734415featured_videosRebecca TatumMaryville, TNBoredom Busters For Fall: Colorful season can inspire budding artistsblounttoday.comboredom-busters-fall-colorful-season-can-inspire-burn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19220-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/planners-anticipate-great-2011-fall-festival/?partner=RSSFoothills Fall Festival planners had a hunch tickets would sell out fast this year, even before they told the public who the headliner was for Saturday night. “I think this year we knew tickets would go fast before we made the announcement that Reba (McEntire) was coming,” said Jane Groff, event coordinator for the City of Maryville. “We had a feeling she would be a huge kickoff for us. For us to have sold out tickets in two and half weeks was pretty impressive and solidified what folks around here want to see,” she said. Reserved seats for McEntire sold out in minutes. The only tickets left at press time this week were a few reserved seats for Friday night. Go to www.KnoxvilleTickets.com. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19219-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNPlanners anticipate great 2011 Fall Festivalblounttoday.complanners-anticipate-great-2011-fall-festivalurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19219-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/townsend-days-record-crowds-fill-grounds-visitors/?partner=RSSWhen you throw a party, and the weather cooperates, good things happen. Townsend Days, which encompasses the Townsend Fall Festival, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Blue Ribbon Fair, Railroad Days at the Little River Railroad and the Nawger Nob Arts and Crafts Fair, saw record crowds and was a great boon for area businesses. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:28:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19218-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNTownsend Days: Record crowds fill grounds at Visitors Centerblounttoday.comtownsend-days-record-crowds-fill-grounds-visitorsurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19218-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/country-fair-heritage-center-hit-all-ages/?partner=RSSBlue skies brought out big crowds as the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center celebrated its annual Blue Ribbon Country Fair. Nancy Williams, marketing director with the center in Townsend, said organizers were pleased with the turnout for the Sept. 24 event. “It went great, and we had one of our best fairs ever. The weather was perfect, and it was a good crowd,” she said. Williams said there were repeat visitors to the interactive Farmer in the Cove exhibit. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:27:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19217-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNCountry Fair at Heritage Center is hit for all agesblounttoday.comcountry-fair-heritage-center-hit-all-agesurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19217-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/local-kiwanis-clubs-welcome-new-leadership/?partner=RSSKiwanis Club of Maryville welcomed a new president at their year-end banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Green Meadow Country Club. Regina Jennings took the helm from the 2010-2011 president Robert Russell. New board members were also welcomed. Jon Dockery, Debra Jones and Susan Hughes came on board for three-year terms. Continuing on the board are Wilson Borden, Larry Campbell, Carl Van Hoozier, Robert Austin, Bobby Burke and Mary Lib Jackson. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19216-734415featured_videosStaff WriterMaryville, TNLocal Kiwanis clubs welcome new leadershipblounttoday.comlocal-kiwanis-clubs-welcome-new-leadershipurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19216-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/east-broadway-businesses-balk-festival-ordinance-p/?partner=RSSThe Foothills Fall Festival is gearing up to bring thousands of people to downtown Maryville this weekend. But even a festival, it seems, is not without controversy. Downtown business owner Richard Clear, owner of Clear’s Silat and Street KungFu, is renewing his push to change the city ordinance that bars businesses from setting up outside their storefronts during the three-day festival. Clear has been an outspoken critic of the city for an ordinance that prohibits businesses that fall within the Fall Festival’s layout that prohibits businesses from setting up tables in front of their stores. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:23:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19215-734415news/localLance ColemanMaryville, TNEast Broadway businesses balk at Festival ordinance that prohibits outside tablesblounttoday.comeast-broadway-businesses-balk-festival-ordinance-purn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19215-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/05/bmh-foundation-golf-tourney-raises-45000/?partner=RSSThe Blount Memorial Foundation Golf Tournament drew supporters from around the community for a day on the links at Egwani Farms recently. The annual event on Sept. 26 raised $45,000 for a variety of programs that help people of all ages live a better life, foundation executive director Jane Andrews said. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19210-734415featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNBMH Foundation Golf Tourney raises $45,000blounttoday.combmh-foundation-golf-tourney-raises-45000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19210-734415Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/03/julia-kyle-retires-vp-membership-blount-chamber/?partner=RSSIt can sometimes be hard to measure if a career has been successful. But Julia Kyle, vice president of membership for the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, just has to let the numbers do the talking. Kyle’s retirement from the Chamber was announced on Friday at the monthly Coffee Club that Kyle organizes. Not one for fanfare, Kyle wanted to combine any goodbyes with the monthly networking event, so Chamber president and CEO of Blount Partnership Bryan Daniels announced her retirement at the Coffee Club, held at Camellia Trace Apartments. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19202-734413featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TNJulia Kyle retires as VP of Membership for Blount Chamberblounttoday.comjulia-kyle-retires-vp-membership-blount-chamberurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19202-734413Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/03/young-life-presents-its-message-old-fashion-hoe-do/?partner=RSSA good old-fashioned hoe down, complete with bluegrass music, cowboy boots and cutoff overalls, was the order of the day recently at Smithview Pavilion. The Sept. 20 hoe down was this year’s theme for Blount County Young Life’s annual fall banquet. Clay Bagby, area director of Young Life in Blount County, said the event, which the county chapter has hosted since the late 1980s, is a way to raise money for their next fiscal year and to share what Young Life does in local high schools. “Tonight we’re really trying to communicate what we are about to the whole community,” Bagby said. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19208-734413featured_videosStephanie MyersMaryville, TNYoung Life presents its message at a old-fashion Hoe Downblounttoday.comyoung-life-presents-its-message-old-fashion-hoe-dourn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19208-734413Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/03/moving-together-focuses-problem-obesity/?partner=RSSTennessee has the third highest obesity rate in the country, and the folks at the Blount Memorial Weight Management Center led a one-mile walk on Sept. 24 to focus on fighting obesity and making healthy choices. The fourth annual event, Moving Together, One Step Closer, was held at the Blount Memorial Wellness Center. Angie Tillman, Weight Management Center director, said the walk drew a good crowd that was ready to have fun. colemanl@blounttoday.com (Lance Coleman)Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19205-734413featured_videosLance ColemanMaryville, TN‘Moving Together’ focuses on problem of obesityblounttoday.commoving-together-focuses-problem-obesityurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19205-734413Change0Usablehttp://www.blounttoday.com/news/2011/oct/03/mcnabb-foundation-surpasses-goal-childnet-campaign/?partner=RSSThe Helen Ross McNabb Foundation surpassed its $1.1 million campaign goal, raising $1.7 million to expand the ChildNet East Tennessee program which will provide greater access to mental health care for uninsured children in East Tennessee. Due to the successful fundraising campaign, uninsured children in Campbell, Blount, Hamblen, Knox and Sevier counties and the surrounding communities now have access to quality mental health care through ChildNet East Tennessee, a program of the Helen Ross McNabb Center. ChildNet East Tennessee reaches out to children ages 2 through 18, with mental, emotional or behavioral problems who are uninsured or have a mental health diagnosis that is not covered by insurance or other funding sources. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19207-734413news/localFrom press reportsMaryville, TNMcNabb Foundation surpasses goal for ChildNet campaignblounttoday.commcnabb-foundation-surpasses-goal-childnet-campaignurn:publicid:www.blounttoday.com:news-Story-19207-734413Change0Usable