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Stanley Bentley, 45, Childress Road, Powell; Michael James Boling, 35, Reservoir Road, Maryville; and Michael Hank Haven, 32, Laws Chapel Road, Maryville, were charged with promoting the manufacture of methamphetamine.

The 2013-14 budget grants a 3-percent cost-of-living raise to town employees, and recommends the town contract with Piedmont Triad Regional Council to perform a personnel and classification pay plan study, since such evaluations haven't been done in 10 years.

In May 2007, an artist in Powell painted one of the many bear sculptures that were scattered around sidewalks downtown.

This story is contributed by a member of the Knoxville community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Knoxville News Sentinel Brittany N. Frazier of Powell received the Charles Edward Baskett Memorial Award for courage and determination during the June graduation ceremony of the Walters State Community College Basic Law Enforcement Academy.

Holston Hills pro Braxton from Knoxville shot 5-under 65 on Monday and took the lead in the two-day Ira Templeton Chattanooga Open at the Creeks Bend Golf Club.

Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church on Mehaffey Rd. in Powell will celebrate its 100th anniversary later this year.

A whistleblower who tipped off state auditors to financial wrongdoing in the Powell-Clinch Utility District and was later fired in alleged retaliation has received a $120,000 payout to resolve his federal wrongful discharge complaint.

Sean McCollough, pictured here with the audience from a recent "Kidstuff" show on WDVX, will perform Saturday at the Fountain City Branch Library as part of the summer Saturday Stories & Songs series.

Autumn Renee Thomas, daughter of Doug and Sandra Thomas Simmons of Powell, Tenn., graduated May 17, 2013 from Powell High School with an honor in foreign language, honors classes and a 4.0 GPA.

Mark Proffitt's vocation is transporting boats to their destination via the river or roads in a reasonable amount of time.

Here's a tip to serving up fish at a fish fry: Most people probably won't know the difference between a catfish and a carp if you cook it right.

A teenager died after he was struck by a Ryder truck today while crossing a busy Northwest Knoxville intersection on his bicycle, officials said.

At least one student was taken to the hospital last week after Powell Middle School officials discovered alcohol among a group of students shortly before school began, school officials said today.