Railroad Museum Portrays Important Part of Local History
The Little River Railroad Museum is a non-profit organization that preserves the history of the railroad and lumber company.
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DANIELS NAMED NEW PRESIDENT OF BLOUNT CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP
The Joint Operating Committee of the Blount Partnership has named Bryan Daniels as the new president & CEO.
REGIONAL TECH PARK STARTS BID FOR TENANTS
The backlit sign came on as planned just after sunset, the politicians kept their speeches short and Buddy’s barbecue was consumed in mass quantities.
Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival Provides Artists Opportunity to Share Craft
Saturday, June 7, 2008 • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Townsend, Tenn. WHAT: The Blount County Chamber of Commerce and the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority will host the Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival, a juried show which will bring together potters from around the region to exhibit, sell, and demonstrate their craft. The festival is designed to showcase the fine pottery available in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountain area, as well as to educate young people and the public about pottery.
Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival Provides Artists Opportunity to Share Craft
Saturday, June 7, 2008 • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Townsend, Tenn. WHAT: The Blount County Chamber of Commerce and the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority will host the Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival, a juried show which will bring together potters from around the region to exhibit, sell, and demonstrate their craft. The festival is designed to showcase the fine pottery available in East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountain area, as well as to educate young people and the public about pottery.
TENNESSEE NAMED ‘STATE OF THE YEAR’ BY BUSINESS PUBLICATION
Tennessee was named State of the Year in the latest edition of Business Facilities magazine.
NEW MAYORS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR PELLISSIPPI PLACE
With some 200 business and political leaders from the Knoxville-region watching, the lights came on Tuesday evening at Pellissippi Place, the technology park under development in Alcoa.
PELLISSIPPI PLACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARK DEBUTS WITH ‘LIGHTING OF THE PARK’ CEREMONY
Let there be light — and let Blount County prosper. That’s the essence of a Genesis moment that occurred Monday evening at the entrance to a new R&D park designed to anchor and inspire development in the region.
20 YEARS LATER, PELLISSIPPI PARKWAY EXTENSION STILL SPARKS DEBATE
ALCOA — Susan Keller says there’s no more farm land being made in Blount County, and that’s why she’s not supporting the proposed Pellissippi Parkway Extension. The 4.4-mile highway would connect State Route 33 with U.S. 321 and take 30 acres of Keller’s family farm in the process.
EDITORIAL: FINISHING ROAD WOULD BE GOOD FOR BLOUNT COUNTY
Plans to extend the Pellissippi Parkway to U.S. 321 in Blount County have been on the drawing board for decades, with a final decision on the environmental impact a year away.