Riceville News

Fireworks sales are still sizzling despite the weakened economy, says Mike Pollock, a volunteer selling fireworks for Calvary Tabernacle of God.

A friendly offer of a ride by a McMinn County deputy ended with a trip to jail for a man with drugs in his pocket, according to the McMinn County Sheriff's Department.

The Rev. J.W. Teague, 81, of Riceville, Tenn., died Friday, May 15, 2009, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

The House of Representatives has it backwards on Gov. Phil Bredesen's Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act.

On May 29th Claxton firefighters, along with Etowah, Calhoun, Riceville, Englewood and McMinn County Haz-Mat responded to a fire at Sign Reflections on 840 County Road 750 in McMinn County.

A bill that would allow permitted gun owners to carry their weapons into restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages was vetoed by Gov.

A search for two men allegedly involved in an aggravated burglary ended with four people in jail after the alleged burglars were found, along with a meth lab.

Photo by Rebecca Scunziano Music teachers in McMinn County and Athens City school systems pick up their grant checks from the Arts Center.

A visit by an uninvited guest at a Riceville area home led to a free-for-all fracas early Sunday morning, according to a McMinn County Sheriff's Department report.

Two more reports on alleged frauds or scams have the McMinn County Sheriff's Department warning the public to be leery of the intent of people trying to contact you.

It's time for McMinn County's academic stars to shine again. The county school system is holding the 21st annual Academic Olympics with students in grades three through eight in all seven elementary schools testing their academic skills Thursday, May 14.

A proposal to make diplomas issued in Tennessee home schools have the same weight as those given by public schools has likely cleared its last major hurdle.

The 14th annual Kids Arts Camp sponsored by the Athens Area Council for the Arts begins in June and provides the opportunity for elementary school students to participate in the arts during the summer break.

Diplomas issued in home schools in Tennessee would have the same weight as those given by public schools under a proposal headed to the governor for his consideration.

William Lee Holland Sr. went home to be with his Lord on April 30, 2009. He was born in Parkersburg, on June 30, 1944.

A woman is dead and the driver is facing charges after an accident last night along Interstate 75.

Photo by Anthony Dake - Kim Goforth, a volunteer dressed as Minnie Mouse, receives a hug from one of the children at Riceville School following a promotional event on Wednesday about the upcoming Kids Art Camp sponsored by the Athens Area Council for the Arts.

Photo by Greg Moses Noah Vincent, second from right, looks like your typical 8-year-old, but severe peanut allergies prevent him from doing many things that children his age take for granted.

Bad judgment and a series of poor decisions over the weekend resulted in a laundry list of warrants being filed against a Riceville man.

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