Greenback News

County Commissioner Austin Shaver presented a tentative plan to fund the first phase of the county school building program without raising taxes but some commissioners questioned his ideas.

There is an expectation of privacy for files stored on a laptop computer but not for files stored on a central office server, a federal magistrate judge ruled Thursday in a case of alleged corporate espionage.

Someone has been tampering with the natural gas pipelines at the Greenback School in Loudon County.

My father lives in what once was a pine thicket 30 years ago. When he built his house, he thinned 1/2 the pines out leaving the hardwood trees.

By Rheta Murry Of The Daily Times staff Originally published: November 03. 2009 6:28PM Last modified: November 03.

From Staff Reports Originally published: November 01. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: October 31.

From Staff Reports Originally published: October 29. 2009 1:25PM Last modified: October 29.

There is nothing like a hayride on a brisk fall day with the Smoky Mountains in the background, a Longhorn bull peacefully eyeing you as the tractor rambles by, and, in the end, so many big, round pumpkins it's hard to choose the perfect one.

I enjoy my work 80 percent of the time, which I figure is well above the national average.

Several legislators criticized the use of cameras to issue traffic tickets Wednesday during a hearing on whether state laws should be revised to put more restrictions on the practice.

Members of the Blount County Fire Department and Greenback Fire Department work the scene of a house fire today on Morganton Road.

Halloween decorations share space with various pumpkins, gourds and artfully arranged vegetation in pots at A Rare Find Antique Mall in Greenback.

Loudon County Schools were set to reopen Wednesday morning on a regular schedule after being closed for five days in hopes the various illnesses plaguing some local schools will have run their course.

By Robert Norris of The Daily Times Originally published: September 14. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: September 13.

A family in Greenback experienced a tragedy and a miracle in one week. Last Wednesday night, Jeffrey and Joyce McGill's home on Nine Mile Road in Blount County was gutted by flames.

Officials with the Loudon County School System sent out a message to parents of students at Greenback School and North Middle School Tuesday, informing them the campuses will be closed for the remainder of the week.

The National Campground held its first meeting in September 1873. It was organized by various church denominations throughout the area.

Despite concerted attempts to foil influenza, the numbers of students experiencing viral symptoms locally spiked at some schools Friday, according to Jason Vance, assistant director of Loudon County Schools.

By Dan Hall Daily Times Correspondent Originally published: September 05. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: September 05.

From Staff Reports Originally published: September 05. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: September 05.