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Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for October 20, 2025.

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 233rd installment visiting with Adam Rosenbalm, co-founder of Good Batch Mama, which makes homemade, oven-ready prep meals. Tell me more about Good Batch Mama. At Good Batch Mama, we believe family dinner over delicious food is one of…

Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for October 13, 2025.

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 232nd installment visiting with Renée Riker, founder and wellness consultant of Empower Freedom, a LifeWave Brand Partner, which provides natural, drug-free wellness technology that helps the body heal and restore itself. Describe more about what you do. I…

Blount County and the Townsend community remain open and welcoming to visitors while federal agencies operate with reduced staffing. We are closely coordinating with Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) officials and local emergency services to prioritize visitor safety and protect our natural and cultural resources. What visitors should know now: Townsend & Blount County…

Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for September 29, 2025.

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 231st installment visiting with Brook Nash of Nash Wealth Advisory, whose purpose is rooted in service—helping individuals, families, and businesses use money as a tool to achieve what matters most to them through thoughtful planning and accountability. Describe…

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 230th installment visiting with Keith Edmonds, branch manager with AnnieMac Home Mortgages which helps families realize homeownership by guiding them through the process by providing the best options. Describe what AnniMac does. We help clients understand their…

Click to view the online version of the Blount Partnership weekly newsletter for September 22, 2025.

NEXTY Electronics America, Inc., a Toyota Tsusho Group company, has donated essential commercial-grade cold storage equipment to Second Harvest Foodbank of East Tennessee, enhancing the organization’s capacity to provide fresh, locally-sourced food to families in need. The donated cold room, a substantial 1,875 square feet unit standing 21 feet tall, was carefully relocated from NEXTY’s…