Buel Gard Duncan Jr., retired president and CEO of Suntrust Banks of Florida who spent time in Blount County, died Wednesday at his Orlando, Fla. home.

William Blount High School marching band will march today in the Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

As former state Sen. Bill Clabough takes a pass on running for the Tennessee House of Representatives seat being vacated by state Rep. Joe McCord, a first-time candidate is stepping forward to try.

An information center with retail sales is planned at the Apple Barn in Townsend.

Two Maryville teenagers were injured in a crash during a rainstorm that produced rain, hail and wind gusts of up to 47 mile per hour.

About 30 employees of the City of Maryville are being offered incentives to retire early.

A Sevier County woman has been arrested for attempting to use TennCare to fill a forged prescription.

Two people were taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center Friday after a single-vehicle accident on Calderwood Highway in Maryville.

The father of a 10-year-old Maryville girl has filed a report with the Maryville Police Department claiming an unknown person opened up a Google Gmail account and Facebook account in his daughter #8217;s name.

The City of Alcoa is buying cameras to monitor traffic backups at traffic lights.

The Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival will be held March 19-21, not this weekend as was reported in The Times on Friday. The festival will be held at Townsend Visitors Center, Townsend Elementary School, Highland Manor Inn and the Barn Event Center in Townsned. The Times regrets the error.

The Tennessee General Assembly is studying a proposal to restore funds for money for land acquisition and conservation in the 2010-2011 budget.

The 200 women who were honored in Washington this week for their service as pilots during World War II included a Maryville resident.

A $1,000 cash reward has been offered in connection with the Feb. 15 robbery of a Sevierville pharmacy.

A Louisville man was alone at home when he caught himself on fire Saturday. He died at Vanderbilt Burn Center two days later.

A 46-year-old Louisville man was taken to jail Wednesday after he allegedly pulled a gun on a man trying to serve an eviction notice on him.

The Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival begins a three-day run today in Townsend.

A 43-year-old Knoxville man was charged Thursday with solicitation of a minor after a multiweek investigation by the Blount County Sheriff #8217;s Office Hi-Tech Evidence and Technology Unit.

Knoxville Fire Department is currently fighting a fire at a waste oil company in West Knoxville.

The Blount County Agenda Committee on Tuesday voted to discuss an effort to centralize and improve the posting of public notices on the Blount County government Web site at the full County Commission meeting.