
Results 1 - 20 of 251 in Loudon County, TN
With the Loudon County Commission moving to fund a $40 million school building program, some school board members are concerned that the current plans are unrealistic. Comment?
Relay for Life 2010 campaign organizers set sights on $100,000 goal
... Debby Gray, Blount County Relay team retention chair and event chair for 2011, and special speaker for the Loudon County Relay for Life Campaign kickoff event at Fort Loudoun Medical Center Thursday. Gray said the meaning of "winning," in this ... Comment?
Several Loudon County farmers, representatives of UT Agricultural Extension Service and energy specialists converged on Alfred Davis' farm Wednesday afternoon to see how the switch grass project begun two years ago is progressing. Comment?
County leaders continue looking for ways to fund school building program
... to replace the worn out building currently in use. Commissioner David Meers asked Assistant Director of Loudon County Schools Jason Vance, who was in the audience, what would be done with the old Greenback School if a new one is built. Vance said ... Comment?
Louisville man charged with running indoor marijuana grow operation
... from the Blount County Detention Facility. Investigators with the 5th Judicial Drug Task Force, along with the Loudon County Sheriff's Office, seized the plants from Smith's home after a detailed search of the residence revealed a "hydroponic" ... Comment?
Maryville man charged for indoor marijuana grow operation
... marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Investigators with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force and the Loudon County Sheriff's Office seized 21 marijuana plants from Smith's home. They found a hydroponic; indoor grow operation with 21 plants. ... Comment?
Man arrested after pot-growing operation found in Blount Co. home
... on a $26,000 bond today. Investigators with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force, along with members of the Loudon County Sheriff's Office, allegedly uncovered a hydroponic, indoor grow operation at Smith's Lodwick Road home. Also found were numerous ... 14 comments
Blount Co. man charged with growing marijuana
Blount County Sheriff's Deputies, Maryville Police and Alcoa Police, along with members of the Loudon County Sheriff's Department arrested a Maryville man for allegedly running an indoor marijuana growing operation, according to a BCSO news release. Comment?
Darin' Erin: Running from the Law
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... Jake and I headed up to Clinton. The K9 officers and their partners train once a week in Clinton or Loudon County. We pulled up, and I swear a big smile came across all of the faces of the officers. Whose dog was going to get to "play" with me? The ... Comment?
Veterans honored outside courthouse
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Local and state dignitaries came out on Wednesday morning for the 2009 Veteran's Day ceremony on the lawn of the Loudon County Courthouse. 1 comment
New, tougher standards may lower schools' scores, expectations
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... in the curriculum, on tests and more difficulty for students to get a passing grade. Green asked Director of Loudon County Schools Wayne Honeycutt how test scores looked so far this year. Honeycutt replied that Green's estimate of scores dropping a ... Comment?
Loudon County Visitors Bureau avoids shutting its doors
A key group in bringing tourism to East Tennessee faced the possibility of closing its doors. The Loudon County Visitors Bureau gets all its funding from hotel-motel tax, but sales tax has declined. The local government organizations need more of ... Comment?
TDEC cuts monitoring air in Loudon
Some Loudon County residents are not pleased to learn that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has recently ceased collecting certain data from air monitors in the county. Comment?
Lenoir City cash will keep Loudon County Visitors Bureau open
A last-minute cash infusion provided by Lenoir City will assure that the Loudon County Visitors Bureau stays open another year. Comment?
Municipal Drive name change discussed
... items were postponed, staff took the time to report on various projects within the Town. Smith mentioned Loudon County is researching plans to modify Dixie Lee Junction. The proposal Smith showed at the meeting involved a roundabout, but the plan ... Comment?
Lenoir City Council members designate $24,000 to fund Visitors Bureau
Loudon County Visitors Bureau Monday got help from Lenoir City Council so the bureau could keep its doors open. Comment?
Greenback gas pipelines being vandalized
Someone has been tampering with the natural gas pipelines at the Greenback School in Loudon County. Comment?
Natural gas pipelines at Greenback School being vandalized
Someone has been tampering with the natural gas pipelines at the Greenback School in Loudon County. 12 comments
Loudon offers $1K reward in sabotage of Greenback School gas lines
Natural gas pipelines at the Greenback School in Loudon County have been deliberately tampered with, according to Loudon County purchasing director Leo Bradshaw. Comment?
... A boating accident on the river led to a capsized craft, just moments after the boater was rescued by the Loudon County Fire and Rescue Department. "I almost went swimming in the river," joked John Mayes, owner of Allied Insurance of Knoxville, who ... Comment?