Marcus Fitzsimmons

Blount County Schools and Alcoa City Schools will each receive $50,000 grants for their Career and Technical Education programs as the state continues to focus on workforce readiness.

They didn't get their way but they were almost more upset they didn't get their say.

There’s a saying about best laid plans.

of 3 It wasn't the fight the crowd came to hear. The crowd filling Room 430 of the Blount County courthouse came to express opposition

The procedure came into question and got a bit confusing Thursday during the workshop session of the Blount County Board of Commissioners.

Jim Fox closed it perfectly.

The next Blount County Commission now knows it better come prepared for its first meeting when it is seated in September.

It could seem odd to be gearing up for a new school year with the fireworks tents still standing but that was exactly what was happening on a humid Saturday

of 2 What is South Plant? A proposal for Blount County and the cities of Alcoa and Maryville to fund an estimated $20 million purchase

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