It was impossible -- the rope was too short. But 4 not;½ years later, Stanley Hill suddenly remembered there was more rope.

The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment will be completely supplied before reactivation despite $252 million in equipment shortages following Iraq duty in 2004-2005, according to a Tennessee National Guard spokesman.

The Blount County Commission on Thursday finalized the membership slate for the Investment Committee that will decide which bank gets the county's $37 million in deposits.

If "Operation Apprehension" is a success, Loudon County authorities hope to nab hundreds of individuals with outstanding warrants in seven counties, including Blount.

Alcoa Planning Commission approved a site plan for a 108-unit apartment complex on a 10.32-acre tract on East Old Topside Road at Topside Road before an angry crowd of about 65 people Thursday night.

The Louisville Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution to build a $1.1 million town hall/community center.

Two Maryville men were arrested Wednesday and could face charges related to a suspected pipe bomb found in their possession.

Vickie Hill's mother, Donna Heaton, testified that she found something when she was cleaning out her daughter's house after her death.

Clara Trotter was honored for 50 years of dedicated service to Blount Memorial Hospital during Tuesday night's annual employee service awards banquet. Trotter, the hospital's longest-ever employee, is still on the job.

Teachers and students at Maryville Middle School are set to deliver their "Alice in Wonderland" musical to audiences tonight.

According to authorities, wearing seat belts is one of the most effective ways to protect motorists and their passengers during a traffic accident.

Area leaders and business people, mostly from Townsend, voted to ask Blount County Commission for a 1 percent increase in the hotel/motel tax to finance the purchase of 32 acres for sale beside Townsend Visitors Center.

Efforts to build a new county animal shelter will begin progressing more quickly once a general contractor is appointed.

Alcoa City Commission heard objections to "red light cameras" being considered by the city as a means of traffic control.

The rewards of an Alcoa High School senior's incredible work ethic have started coming to fruition.

Mayford and Betty Potter need help after losing everything they own, even the family pets, in a trailer fire Monday morning at 2918 Six Mile Road in Blount County.

Blount County Mayor Jerry Cunningham wants to move past the furor about his comments at the Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday night when he apparently compared Democrats on the Blount County Commission to monkeys.

She didn?t leave a note. She had upcoming events scheduled in her day planner. She never mentioned suicide to her friends or family.

Six months after the Tennessee Non-Smokers Protection Act went into effect, state regulators say the law is working.

A fire at 1:32 p.m. Tuesday did considerable damage to an unoccupied residence on South Longhollow Road, Friendsville.