Rockford News

Blount County residents and businesses who subscribe to Blount County Fire Department's services will see a reduction in their fire insurance premiums due to an improvement in fire protection.

WIMZ encourages you to take a swing to give abused children NEW HOPE in the ETMA Armed Forces Golf Challenge! The tournament will be held on Monday July 14, 2008, at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Rockford, TN.

Members of the Blount County Civil War Roundtable will participate in a Civil War camp reenactment Friday and Saturday in Maryville.

A man being taken to a Maryville hospital after he was hurt in a diving accident was killed in a traffic crash.

While being rushed to the hospital for injuries sustained while diving, a Rockford man was involved in a traffic accident that pinned him in the vehicle on Sunday.

Clayton sells 2 Maryville mobile home properties By Ed Marcum Thursday, June 5, 2008 Two mobile home communities in Marvyille are changing ownership, as Clayton Homes Inc.

Marrying your childhood sweetheart isn't uncommon. Staying married to him or her for 70 years, however, is another story altogether.

Blount County Sheriff's deputies and detectives responded late Wednesday to the possible rape of an 8-year-old girl who was found in the woods behind her Rockford home.

“Conditions are looking good for bids because everybody is looking for work”

The city of Maryville tax rate would increase from $2.05 to $2.30 under the budget proposal Maryville City Council reviewed Friday at a budget retreat at Dancing Bear lodge in Townsend. via Daily Times

“The noise lasted only a few seconds.”

High winds downed numerous hardwood trees in the Louisville and Rockford area at about 9:30 p.m. Monday. via Daily Times

Six Rockford Elementary School students were taken to Blount Memorial Hospital Wednesday after a two-vehicle accident involving a bus they were riding on. via Daily Times

“Doors had debris behind them, and we had trouble getting to where she was.”

A smoky interior fire at a residence near Rockford this afternoon claimed the life of a 46-year-old woman who lived there. via Knoxville News Sentinel

“Once the (driver of the) van lost control, it rolled over”

Two accidents within 15 minutes of each other Monday in Alcoa sent three people to University of Tennessee Medical Center -- leaving one of those accident victims in critical condition. via Daily Times

“When an emergency happens, we're right there with each other”

The Blount County Fire Department has packed up, moved out of a volunteer fire station on Alcoa Highway and moved in at Alcoa Fire Department's Topside Road fire station. via Daily Times

Emergency personnel rescued a worker from atop a 90-foot-high silo at the Rockford Co-op this morning. via Knoxville News Sentinel

“We were fotunate to have that equipment here”

Rescue workers on a crane stabilize a man after he fell while working on a silo this morning. via Daily Times

“I had no more than said that than we saw the tree come crashing through the house”

Tonya Bolton of Rockford is comforted by Blount County Fire Chief Doug McClanahan after learning that her mother, Sherry Lowe, had been killed on Tuesday when high winds toppled a pine tree on her mobile home ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

“It doesn't mean something can't be added (later).”

By Joel Davis of The Daily Times Staff joel.davis@thedailytimes.com The Blount County Planning Commission has settled on an initial list of scenic views to keep in mind while crafting hillside and ridge-top ... via Daily Times

ROCKFORD, Tenn. - A man found out that February in the East Tennessee mountains isn't the best time to try hiding from the law underwater. via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Sparks of Rockford, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Whitney Sparks, to Wesley Brandon Bayne, son of Mr. via GreenvilleOnline.com