Alcoa News

From Staff Reports Originally published: July 10. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: July 10.

A crash occurred Friday morning on northbound Alcoa Highway involving three vehicles.

An Alcoa man was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Department.

Ronald Gibbs, Acting U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Tennessee, announces the successful conclusion of Operation FALCON 2009 with the arrest of 242 fugitive felons by FALCON Teams based in east Tennessee.

By Jessica Stith of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: July 08. 2009 5:03PM Last modified: July 08.

Alcoa Police have arrested 39-year-old Ernesto Hurtado in connection with a hit-and-run fatality on West Bessemer Street around 11 Monday night.

By Jessica Stith of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: July 07. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: July 06.

In a lot of ways, Tyler Robinson fits the stereotype of a typical East Tennessean.

A Chattanooga man on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top 10 Most Wanted list has been apprehended.

By Iva Butler of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: July 02. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: July 01.

U.S. Rep. John Duncan Jr. says that while the nation is worried about the increasing unemployment rate, he's also concerned with "under employment." Speaking to the Alcoa Rotary Club Wednesday, Duncan said he's meeting more recent college graduates who can't find jobs in their field and are having to take restaurant jobs and other low-paying ...

Drunk driver patrols plan 'full force' The Alcoa Police Department will be out in "full force" during the July 4 holiday period, looking for drunk drivers.

The recession has put the squeeze on time, money, and manpower for many volunteer rescue squads in east Tennessee.

The Rockford City Commission is opposed to Maryville being allowed to pump all treated wastewater directly into Little River near the plant site on Wheeler Road instead of pumping it 2.5 miles to Fort Loudoun Lake.

By Iva Butler of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: June 26. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: June 25.

Last Saturday over 100 flyers were handed out by members of The Remedy, a ministry of Fairview United Methodist Church that meets each Sunday night at The Capitol Theater in downtown Maryville.

Employees of ALCOA Tennessee Operations who lost their jobs because of foreign competition are eligible for training and employment services under the new Trade Adjustment Assistance TAA program, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday.

Now that kids are out of school, many people are enjoying being outside taking the family to the park for some summer fun.

Blount County Highway Department workers were clearing out a tile at 3505 Williams Mill Road at 9:48 a.m. today when they hit a natural gas service line.

Alcoa Planning Commission unanimously approved the site plan for ALDI discount food store Thursday, subject to numerous conditions.