Monroe County News

The JTEKT Corp., of Vonore, is the winner of the 2009 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for Excellence in Pollution Prevention.

A motorcycle crash in Monroe County has claimed the life of a Loudon man. The accident happened a little before 7 p.m. Friday on Ballplay Road in Madisonville.

A 16-year-old boy was the largest distributor of child pornography in Monroe County, according to Tellico Plains Police Chief Bill Isbell.

A grandfather and his teenage grandson drowned Tuesday afternoon while they were fishing in a Monroe County pond.

A man and his 15-year-old grandson drowned in a pond in Monroe County Tuesday afternoon, according to Monroe County Sheriff's spokesperson Jennifer Bledsoe.

Loudon and Monroe County area communities Saturday honored the American flag by retiring unserviceable flags in a ceremony.

After more than eight months of investigation, a federal grand jury indicted a convicted felon on gun charges Thursday.

A Sweetwater man was indicted Thursday on a federal charge as a felon in possession of a firearm.

A hidden room under a Lenoir City barn turned out to house a pot growing operation when investigators searched the property Wednesday.

A budget shortage and construction of a new cell are forcing the Alcoa/Maryville/Blount County Public Landfill to increase its tipping fees.

A 36-year-old Madisonville woman died in a single-vehicle crash when the pickup truck she was traveling in ran off the road and struck a tree, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Larry Gordon, retired U.S. Army colonel, has spent years delving into the fascinating life of John C. Vaughn, an East Tennessee Confederate general.

Employees at Ronnie Williams Chevrolet in Sweetwater watched as GMAC loaded up their inventory Wednesday and drove it off the lot.

New figures show unemployment is still growing in many parts of Tennessee. However, an economist at the University of Tennessee sees some reasons for hope.

This is in response to letter on April 18 in support of Knox County Administrator of Elections Greg Mackay.

Wednesday is judgement day in some respects for Randall Moser as he waits to hear his future from Monroe County Election Commission.

Monroe County Animal Control Officer Shelley Griffis has been on the job for one year and has already walked onto a scene that is unforgettable.

Authorities have arrested a Madisonville man on a number of drug and weapons related charges.

Authorities say charges are pending against Helen Sparling, an elderly Sweetwater woman accused of hoarding dogs and cats in inhumane conditions.

A man charged with murder in Vonore last year has been indicted by a Monroe County grand jury after he was ruled mentally competent to stand trial.