Top Stories for Tuesday, May 21
Tornado kills 51 in Oklahoma City suburbs
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. Read more...
Let the games begin: Blount’s best head to BlueCross Spring Fling today
The first state titles were earned Monday as the state pentathlon came to a close in the opening day of the BlueCross Spring Fling, but the area competitors open their state title bids today in Murfreesboro at multiple venues in the host city. Read more...
Couple found dead: Authorities suspect murder-suicide at Louisville home
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Louisville couple’s deaths. Read more...
News
Pellissippi Parkway Extension alignment changes considered
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is holding an informal community briefing on May 30 regarding changes in the prefered route for the proposed Pellissippi Parkway extension. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
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- Five held in Seymour meth lab bust
- Friendsville firm gets big EPA contract
- Haslam signs food tax cut bill
- Sentencing date set for Schaeffer on firearms charges
Sports
Challenger League a highlight for players
The Challenger Baseball League at Eagleton Ballpark in Maryville is the highlight of baseball season for many young children and adults every spring and Monday night was just another night at the ballpark. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
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- Vol golf advances to NCAA Championship
- Greenback Middle finishes third at state
- Lady Vol Popson begins NCAA play today
- 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial
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Blount Life
DENSO scholarship winners honored
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- Students win prizes for accomplishing goals
- End of year busy for home-schoolers
- Maryville Junior High has outstanding first year
- Summer camp focuses on history adventure
Weekend News
SMOKY MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND GAMES: A Blount County tradition enters its third year
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- BRUTALLY BEAUTIFUL: Smoky Mountain Highland Games athletes give the event and the crowd everything they have
- Enter the Haggis brings a ‘Modest Revolution’ to this weekend’s Highland Games
- Paul Thorn takes a lesson from Dean Martin to spin his story-songs
- The Boxer Rebellion makes new ‘Promises’ with Maryville native on vocals
Business News
Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON — Five months into President Barack Obama’s second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!
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- Planners looking at convention center growth
- US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks
- GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
- GM stock rises above $33 for first time in 2 years
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Hiking With Hardtack: ‘The Hitch-in-the-Get-Along Gang’ hits The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain
When two Army veterans hit The Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain, Ga., with Daily Times staffers who are following a thru-hiking United Methodist chaplain, they encounter rain, ice, wind and a crowd of other hikers attempting to reach Mount Katahdin before snow arrives -- plus a whole lot more. Read more...
Hiking with Hardtack: United Methodist chaplain journeys along The Appalachian Trail
Josh "Hardtack" Lindamood, a chaplain commissioned by the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church to serve hikers along The Appalachian Trail, begins his thru-hike of the approximate 2,183-mile footpath from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Katahdin, Maine, on April 4, and provides a look at the first few days on The A.T. Read more...
