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Blount County Resolves

2026 Resolutions from Our Friends and Neighbors “Write on your heart that every day will be the best day of the year,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. And here in Blount...

Alcoa Celebrates 11th State Win

Tornadoes value Community Support The team was on the field, but the community shares their victory. Alcoa High School’s football team brought home their 11th straight state championship. The Tornadoes...

Jaycees Parade Delivers Holiday Cheer

Christmas cheer was out in force at the annual Blount County Jaycees Christmas Parade Dec. 13. Community organizations, businesses, office-holders, churches, families and friends decked the halls and their floats...

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Adventure Time

Summer Fun in Blount County

Maryville, Tennessee is the perfect place to be during the summertime. Not only is it perfectly nestled between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and...

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Shelf Indulgence

Good Books and Great Vibes

Southland Provides a Welcoming Spot for Readers and Browsers Bookstores are places of magic: Imagination, ideas, connection. Southland Books is all that with a huge dose of heart. With 70,000...

Writers Build Community in Nature

Tremont Writers Conference to Present Library Panel October brings vibrant fall colors to Tremont. For three years now, it also brings world-class writers. The Tremont Writers Conference, begun in 2023,...

Curated Brings Words to Life

Everybody has a story. But people need the space, time and encouragement to tell those stories. That was the inspiration behind Curated, a reading series held at The Bird and...