Former intern and current Cherokee Millwright employee Michael Croy (second from left) is joined by ALCOA’s Director of Tennessee Operations Ken McMillen, Dave Bennett of Cherokee Millwright and Blount County Adult Education Special Projects Coordinator Margaret Muller at a breakfast held at the Blount County Library, May 7, honoring the first participants in the Alcoa Foundation Youth Internship Program. The program provides paid internships with local manufacturers, career planning and placement consulting for 60 unemployed youth ages 18-24. For more information about the program, call the Blount Partnership at 865.983.2241.