Jessica Hannah, sales manager of Vienna Coffee Company, won the Ambassador of the Year award for the Blount County Chamber. Ambassadors are community leaders who advocate for Chamber members and …
Lawsuit asks independence for Blount Memorial Hospital
Blount Memorial Hospital filed a lawsuit Dec. 21, 2022, in Blount County Chancery Court asking for the operation of the hospital to be declared independent of the political control of …
New Food City store in Alcoa
Great weather and turnout for the grand opening of Food City’s newest store, a brand new, 54,000-square-feet supermarket at 1388 Tesla Blvd. in Alcoa. The store is a replacement for …
Free concert from Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Opera presents a free Holiday Concert at the Blount County Library on Thursday, December 15 at 7 p.m. The performance is free to the public and sure to inspire …
Fort Sanders Regional tackles complex cancer case
Brenda Beason sat quietly in her home in New Tazewell, bracing herself for the day ahead. At her side was Dieter Kiser, the man she had fallen in love with …
Services Friday for Mike Connatser
A Blount County farm leader has died. Mike Connatser, 69, passed away November 20, 2022.
Mr. Connatser established J & M Windy Acres in 1970, farming jointly with his dad, and …
Services today for Cades Cove pioneer
Verna Lee Burchfield was born on Mill Creek in Cades Cove in 1932. And although her family moved away, when she married Hugh Myers in 1949, they moved back to …
Nick Nitzband: A hero rescues Roxy
Sometimes, you know, it’s just meant to be. Go with the flow. Let it happen. It feels good. It’s the right thing to do. So, let’s just do it. And …