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Results 1 - 20 of 330 in Sweetwater, TN

  1. McMinn County holds off Sweetwater to collect winRead the original story

    Thursday | Monroe County Advocate

    McMinn County turned a one-point deficit into a six-point lead in the first two minutes of the second half on their way to a 61-54 victory over home-standing Sweetwater on Friday night.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Tennessee High School Football

  2. Sports BriefsRead the original story

    Thursday | Monroe County Advocate

    Sweetwater AYSO Sign-ups Sweetwater AYSO spring sign-ups will be held Jan. 9 and 23 at Sweetwater Presbyterian Church from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Players ages 4-19 will be eligible.

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  3. Man killed in plant accidentRead the original story

    Thursday | Monroe County Advocate

    A 51-year-old Ten Mile man was killed when he was struck by glass at the Gemtron plant in Sweetwater early Tuesday afternoon.

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  4. Johnson, Arthur Marion "Johnny"Read the original story

    Thursday | News & Record Syndication Feed

    ... Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military rites. Mr. Johnson was born January 18, 1921 in Sweetwater, Tennessee to Arthur Marion Johnson and Mattie Martha Cunningham. He moved from there to Mooresville, NC in the early 1940's. He was a ...

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  5. Knoxville Toys R Us stores extending hours because of bad weatherRead the original story

    Wednesday | WATE-TV Knoxville

    ... better the closer to Christmas, but maybe not the selection. Mike and Tammy Presswood have made the drive in from Sweetwater to the store four times already. "We're trying to find a Barbie Pet Vet for our oldest daughter. We been looking for a ...

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    Related Topix: Knoxville, TN, Johnson City, TN, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  6. Worker struck by glass dies from apparent accident

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Chattanooga Times Free Press

    SWEETWATER, Tenn. a ' Sweetwater police said a man has died from injuries while working with glass at a manufacturing plant.

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    Related Topix: Athens, TN, Ten Mile, TN

  7. Man dies in Monroe County plant accident

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Knoxville News Sentinel

    ... ng at the SCHOTT Gemtron plant, 615 Highway 68, when he was struck by glass between 1:30 and 2 p.m., according to Sweetwater Police Department spokesman Officer Kenny Wilkins. More details as they develop online and in Thursday's News Sentinel.

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    Related Topix: Monroe County, TN, Ten Mile, TN

  8. REPORT: Ten Mile man killed in Monroe County industrial accidentRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | WVLT-TV Knoxville

    ... Bales, 51 of Ten Mile died of injuries he received after being struck by glass at the SCHOTT Gemtron plant in Sweetwater according to the Monroe County Advocate. No foul play is suspected. Gemtron first opened the Monroe County plant in 1973. Today ...

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    Related Topix: Monroe County, TN, Ten Mile, TN

  9. Work Continues on U.S. 64 in Polk CountyRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | WTVC Chattanooga

    ... 10, 2009. Motorists traveling to the area from Chattanooga or Cleveland should take I-75 North to Exit 60 (SR-68, Sweetwater) and follow SR-68 South through Monroe County and into Ducktown in Polk County. Those traveling from North Carolina are ...

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    Related Topix: Polk County, TN, Landslide, Ocoee, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Cleveland, TN

  10. Wildcats slip past rival Chiefs in overtime, 76-73Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Monroe County Advocate

    It was only fitting that a game as wild and intense as the matchup between the Sequoyah Chiefs and Sweetwater Wildcats would take extra time to determine a winner.

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  11. Lady Wildcats hold off Lady Chiefs to collect rivalry winRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Monroe County Advocate

    The Sequoyah Lady Chiefs' misfortune turned into the Sweetwater Lady Wildcats' gain on Thursday night as Sweetwater took advantage of a prolonged Sequoyah scoring drought to secure a 47-30 win.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  12. Ivins Building razed for new school addition

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Monroe County Advocate

    A bit of history began coming down at sunrise Monday morning in Sweetwater. Demolition of the Ivins Building, the 83-year-old auditorium and classroom building at Sweetwater Elementary School on Broad Street, got under way to make way for a new $3 million auditorium and classroom wing.

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  13. Home from IraqRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | The News Item

    ... S. and Mabel M. Leininger of Red Bud Lane, Paxinos. His wife, Jeannie, is a daughter of Laurie L. Truman, of Sweetwater, Tenn., and the late Delana Marvin Truman. The chaplain is a 1993 graduate of Shamokin Area High School and earned a bachelor's ...

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    Related Topix: Shamokin, PA

  14. Area arrests for Dec. 19Read the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Daily Citizen

    ... license suspended and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. A* Randy Lynn Graham, 41, 115 Sky Dome Road, Sweetwater, Tenn., was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with first degree forgery. A* Anthony Leon Brown, 25, ...

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    Related Topix: Whitfield County, GA, Chatsworth, GA, Murray County, GA

  15. Area ArrestsRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Daily Citizen

    ... license suspended and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. A* Randy Lynn Graham, 41, 115 Sky Dome Road, Sweetwater, Tenn., was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with first degree forgery. A* Anthony Leon Brown, 25, ...

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    Related Topix: Whitfield County, GA, Chatsworth, GA, Murray County, GA

  16. Vols name Kippy Brown wide receivers coach and passing game coordinatorRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | GoVolsXtra.com

    ... Tech on New Year's Eve (TV: ESPN, 7:30 p.m.). "Well, there probably will be a decision soon," Brown, a native of Sweetwater, told the News Sentinel earlier Thursday. "Right now we're still working through some things, I've got to still work through ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  17. Vols hire Kippy Brown as receivers coachRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | The Tennessean

    Sweetwater, Tenn., native Kippy Brown has returned to the Volunteer coaching staff as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Tennessee High School Football, Sports, Tim McGee, NCAA Sports, University of Memphis NCAA, Memphis Tigers NCAA Football, NCAA Football

  18. Kiffin Hires Kippy Brown as Vols Assistant CoachRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | WTVC Chattanooga

    ... coaching staff as the assistant for wide receivers and as the passing game coordinator. Brown, who's a native of Sweetwater, coached for previous Tennessee coaches Johnny Majors and Phillip Fulmer. Lane Kiffin, the Vols head coach, has known Brown ...

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  19. Sales tax revenue still down

    Thursday Dec 17 | Monroe County Advocate

    ... fell from $127,521 on the November 2008 report down to $112,084 on the latest sales tax report. Madisonville and Sweetwater actually made sales tax gains, however. Madisonville brought in $240,719 during the latest month figured, which was up from ...

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    Related Topix: Madisonville, TN, Tellico Plains, TN, Vonore, TN

  20. Once a fugitive, Seminole tax protester goes freeRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | The Orlando Sentinel

    ... County Sheriff Don Eslinger and State Attorney Norm Wolfinger. Now, they are rid of her. In a phone call from Sweetwater, Tenn., earlier this week, Brinkle said she has no plans to move back to Florida. "This has given me and my husband a sense of ...

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    Related Topix: Sanford, FL, Seminole County, FL

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