The Daily Times

Officers in Blount County killed in the line of duty were honored during a annual public memorial service Tuesday morning at Victory Baptist Church in Maryville. Blount County Circuit Court Judge Tammy Harrington served as the keynote speaker, while Blount County Chief Deputy Ron Dunn, Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp and Alcoa Police Administrative Captain Phillip Dunn read the names of the fallen officers, and the Honor Guard of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and Maryville Police Departments presented the colors and memorial wreath. The service is being held in conjunction with National Police Week.Read more...

‘Staffing challenges’ prompt Tomato Head move. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Two people were taken to the hospital after a Monday morning car accident on Clendenen Road in Maryville. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Eagleton Elementary School’s students recently waged a war against a community member’s mounting medical bills. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Eagleton Elementary School’s students, faculty and staff agree that school resource officers, such as Walland Elementary School’s Sam Tucker, are integral to the school’s mission. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

A woman staying at the Maryville Haven House was arrested Monday on a charge of child abuse and neglect after her 6-month-old girl was found with a cord wrapped around her neck, police said. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

The Maryville Board of Education approved Monday a balanced $43.3 million budget for fiscal 2012-13. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

A majority of Blount Countians who participated in a recent Plan East Tennessee (PlanET) survey feel that a lack of good-paying jobs is the most serious problem facing the county. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Six people were charged in connection with an active methamphetamine lab that was found at a residence on Wildwood Road in Maryville Sunday evening. Deputies and investigators with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force went inside the home, they found an active meth lab in the basement and smoke was present inside. The residence was cleared and vented, and immediately the Blount County Fire Department and Rural/Metro Ambulance Service, who were also called to the scene, decontaminated the individuals. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Laura Lee Salazar, a former church youth leader who faces a 15-count indictment on charges of having sex with minors, was back in a Blount County court Monday on charges stemming from a Knoxville arrest. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

A Tellico Plains man was arrested Monday for shoplifting precursors used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. Ronald Clifford Best, 33, was charged with promoting the manufacture of meth. He is being held in the Blount County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bond pending a May 23 court appearance. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

John Sevier Elementary School was named Monday as one of East Tennessee’s top three elementary schools. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

A Louisville woman and a male juvenile were arrested last Thursday for assaulting an elderly Rockford man and robbing him last Wednesday. The victim, identified as 86-year-old James Triplett of White Pine Lane, was sawing wood at a residence on Williams Mill Road in Alcoa, when a juvenile male hit him in the back of the head with what was described as a three-foot green pole and stole his wallet. Tiffany Shea Dalton, 21, of Dresden Way, confessed to having been involved and was charged with especially aggravated robbery. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Workers are ahead of schedule on the Maryville High School football stadium project. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Blount County firefighters responded early Monday morning to a Walland mobile home fire. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!