Maryville News

A Blount County water tower some consider to be a landmark for the city of Maryville will soon be no more, but the story behind its removal is almost as attention-getting as the tower itself.

J.C. Haun and The Dirty Smokers perform twice next week - on Tuesday night at Two Doors Down in Maryville and Wednesday night at The Cider House in Knoxville's Warehouse District.

"People often say that water is the next oil," says Matt Murrill. By that analogy he means that water will likely be the next natural resource that we'll all need and want more of than we can find.

By Iva Butler of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: July 09. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: July 08.

Alcoa Police have arrested 39-year-old Ernesto Hurtado in connection with a hit-and-run fatality on West Bessemer Street around 11 Monday night.

By Jessica Stith of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: July 07. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: July 06.

By Darren Dunlap of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: July 05. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: July 04.

Matt Murrill spotted the envelope in the middle of the night he returned from a recent trip to Guatemala.

Jeremy Roberts Warne, 23, of Maryville, was arrested Tuesday on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Maryville's unemployment rate hit just over 20 percent in May, the highest rate of any Tennessee city with more than 25,000 residents.

By Iva Butler of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: July 01. 2009 12:00PM Last modified: July 01.

Mary Baker, 12, is the team captain for Mary's Angels. She held a yard sale Saturday and raised over $200 for the Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk that will be held in October in Maryville.

Rockford City Commission members and Maryville officials tour the Maryville wastewater treatment plant on Monday.

By Darren Dunlap of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: June 28. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: June 27.

A power outage along Sevierville Road affected about 400 to 500 customers with Maryville Electric System on Saturday.

Maryville native Nicki Richesin has edited her second book, "Because I Love Her," and will do a reading July 1 at Carpe Librum.

A former Loudon County Sheriff's deputy was found guilty of theft of services on Monday in Blount County Circuit Court.

Cico Deli closed its doors last Saturday night, and Sister Cats Cafe opened its doors in the same spot two days later.

Greenback resident Velda Shore has changed tactics in her legal war against the zoning decisions that allowed Maple Lane Farms to continue holding concerts.

Maryville school officials have identified the cause of the system's central cafeteria budget overruns - labor cost.