TWO MINOR EARTHQUAKES REPORTED IN AREA
The U.S. Geological Survey reports two small earthquakes took place in the area yesterday afternoon. The first, measuring a magnitude 2.1, took... Read More
WAS IT AN EARTHQUAKE OR QUARRY BLAST THAT ROCKED BLOUNT COUNTY?
At first the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 2.1 magnitude earthquake took place yesterday just to the west of Maryville. Now the... Read More
SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN ENDS WITH BODY RECOVERED
The search for a missing Maryville man has ended with tragic results in Loudon County. The body of Robert T. Schultz was... Read More
TENNESSEE-BASED PAIN MANAGEMENT GROUP CLOSES MULTIPLE CLINICS
One of the largest pain management groups in the Southeast is closing multiple clinics amid worsening financial troubles and a federal criminal... Read More
BLOUNT COUNTY MAN DIES IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
A Blount County man is dead following a motorcycle crash Friday night in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Officers say 19-year-old... Read More
BLOUNT COUNTY WOMAN SENTENCED FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
A Blount County woman was sentenced to six years today (Monday, April 30, 2018) after she pleaded guilty to 21 counts of... Read More
BLOUNT COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING HIS FATHER WITH A MACHETE
Blount County deputies arrested a man who allegedly attacked his father with a machete. Officers responded to a home on West Odell... Read More
WOMAN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY
A woman wanted on 19 warrants of aggravated cruelty to animals turned herself in to Blount County authorities yesterday afternoon. Officers went... Read More
AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR MISSING MAN
The Blount County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a missing man. Officials say 29-year-old Cory Allen Presley was last seen back on... Read More
AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR MAN WANTED FOR AUTO THEFTS
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office said today (Friday, September 15, 2017) they are asking for the public’s assistance in finding 30-year-old Justin... Read More
