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Tim Helton wants to be Blount County’s property assessor. The former employee of the office is challenging his former boss Mike Morton for the position. On Sept. 13, he kicked off his campaign with a reception in the Sharon Lawson ...

She didn’t lose control, and she didn’t wreck. Michelle Hankes had more to be thankful for than good weather and a strong turnout at the third annual United Way of Blount County Back Roads Motorcycle Ride. The president and CEO ...

The 2011-12 season at the Clayton Center for the Arts has half the number of shows folks saw during the facility’s inaugural season, but planners say the community is responding well to the six acts coming to Maryville, especially the ...

There’s a trick firefighters use when climbing the extension ladders on a ladder truck. Look down and watch your feet as you go. Michelle Hankes, president and CEO of the United Way of Blount County, learned that on Wednesday, Sept. ...

There’s no place like home, and for Victory Baptist Church in Maryville, there’s no home mission like the renovations of The Harmony Family Center at Montvale. Since June, close to 100 dedicated volunteers from the church have painted, made repairs, ...

When it comes to a being responsible for someone else’s actions, Kim Pouncey has walked a mile in those shoes. Pouncey, who is now president of Straight Up, LLC, led a training seminar for retailers who sell alcohol to teach ...

Taste of Blount was held Thursday night at the Theater in the Park, and the winners are...

Take a trip to Townsend this weekend. You won’t lack for entertainment. You can chase a pig, learn a little railroad history, buy some crafts, listen to some music and watch demonstrations from pioneer days. Townsend Days combines four events ...

The community is in for a double treat during September’s Last Friday Art Walk at Boyd Thomas Clothing. On display will be the children’s book “If Only I had You,” written and produced by Harmony Adoptions employees with illustrations by ...

Get ready Blount County, a snowstorm is coming, and with it, a cast of characters you won’t want to miss. Foothills Community Players opens their fourth season with “Bus Stop,” a play by William Inge set in the mid-1950s. It ...

On Thursday, Oct. 20, Blount County commissioners will elect a replacement for seat left vacant on the Blount County School Board with the death of John Paul Davis, Jr.

Blount County commissioners on Sept. 15 removed County Mayor Ed Mitchell’s authority to decide who uses which offices at the Blount County Courthouse. Commissioners also voted unanimously to name District 4-C commissioner Jerome Moon as new commissioner chair. He replaced ...

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) told colleagues on Tuesday, Sept. 20, that he will step down from the Senate Republican leadership in January when he completes four years as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. He also acknowledged that he ...

New Hope Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center received good news recently when it was named the recipient of the $2,500 East Tennessee Foundation grant.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office will hold a child safety seat clinic from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, in the main parking lot of the Blount County Justice Center located at 940 East Lamar Alexander Parkway in Maryville. ...