Loudon County News Archives

The Loudon County Sheriff's Department will be the recipient of a $85,000 grant from the State of Tennessee's branch of the Department of Homeland Security to secure and protect the Fort Loudoun TVA Dam and its locks from the threat of terrorist attack.

ATHENS, Tenn. a ' An East Tennessee man has been charged with vehicular homicide in a traffic accident that killed a bicyclist in Athens.

The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday anonymous tips are sufficient cause for police to stop suspected drunken drivers.

After years of planning and dreaming, months of work and preparation, and weeks surmounting glitches and setbacks, four Loudon women will be reopening the Fort Hill school building soon as a community arts center.

Investigators are asking for the public's help in tracking down a woman they say vandalized vehicles, stole what was inside, and then continued the crime spree.

It's the start of busy season for John Smook at Tennessee Valley Winery in Loudon County.

A single car crash in Loudon County this afternoon killed one person and injured two others, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

I enjoy my work 80 percent of the time, which I figure is well above the national average.

Two individuals were arrested Monday in connection with a home invasion on Riverchase Drive in Lenoir City.

The Loudon County school board cut its 2009-10 budget by about $800,000 Thursday night following a county commission mandate earlier this week that required school officials to bring in a balanced budget.

From Staff Reports Originally published: October 14. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: October 13.

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. a ' Two people have been arrested in Loudon County on aggravated burglary charges.

The Lenoir City Police Department is pulling out of the Loudon County Metro Narcotics Unit.

Lloyd "Monty" Montgomery III, former president of a Chattanooga banking firm, is part of a group that will develop an 8,074-square-foot medical office in Loudon County, to be occupied by University Health System.

From Staff Reports Originally published: October 10. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: October 09.

The Loudon County School Board is faced with a property line dispute for land near Fort Loudoun Middle School purchased in 2006.

Congressman Zach Wamp made a stop in Loudon County Tuesday to encourage members of the local Republican party to support him in his bid to be Tennessee's next governor.

For Lenoir City resident Karen Lawrence, each moment with her mother, Mary Jarnagin, is a blessing from God - a treasure for which she gives thanks regularly.

In critical moments when every second counts, first responders and patients clinging to life rely on helicopter support.

The long arm of the law reached right into the Loudon County community Monday, with more than 30 citizens rounded up and taken to the Loudon County jail.

The All-Volunteer Loudon County Fire and Rescue Squad is getting some help from a spooky source.

For more than two years, Blount County has relied on neighboring Loudon County for animal services.