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November 20, 2009

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A Vonore man was killed Thursday afternoon when his truck left the road and slammed into a tree. 

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10:00 AM, 11/20/2009
Nearly a year after he allegedly killed a man near the Monroe County line, a trial has been set for a Maryville man.
James David Gardner, Jr., 26, Calderwood Road, Maryville, was arrested in December 2008 after an anonymous informant told authorities Gardner and victim Timothy Willis Hughes, 45, had been seen together the day of the killing. More ››
8:40 AM, 11/19/2009
While school resource officers (SRO) have been available to helpstudents in Monroe County for several years, the school system hasinstalled a program that will allow anonymous tips, easing any fear ofreprisals students might have.
SRO David Kirkland said he got the idea of using anonymous texts after he attended an SRO convention. More ››
8:50 AM, 11/19/2009
On Nov. 13, 1979, federal marshals arrived to evict the last families living along the Little Tennessee River as TVA prepared to close the flood gates of the Tellico Dam. Following the marshals were bulldozers that pushed down and buried their homes. More ››
8:50 AM, 11/17/2009
After a slight increase two months ago, local option sales tax revenue countywide slid back again for the second month in a row and was more in line with the trend of decline that has been ongoing for more than a year. More ››
8:50 AM, 11/17/2009
Sports News
Apparently all it takes to motivate this crew of pickers is a threat.
Last week, the Master of Ceremonies threw down the hammer and threatened to kick each person off the panel if results didn't improve. More ››
9:10 AM, 11/19/2009
Although it doesn't count in the record books, the Sweetwater Wildcats got their season off to a dramatic start on Tuesday, topping Sequatchie County 71-63 in overtime.
The game was played at Walker Valley as part of the preseason Hall of Fame games. More ››
9:10 AM, 11/19/2009
Sequoyah and Heritage met Tuesday night in a TSSAA Hall of Fame game and played a game worthy of being in the Hall of Fame.
Both teams battled back-and-forth throughout the game, neither team leading by more than nine points at any given time, but it was the Mountaineers holding off the persistent Chiefs 67-63. More ››
9:10 AM, 11/19/2009
The last time the Sweetwater Lady Wildcats and Sequatchie County Lady Indians met, in the Region 3-AA semi-finals in 2008, the Lady Indians ran out to a big lead, Sweetwater clawed back, and Sequatchie ended the game with a strong fourth quarter. More ››
9:10 AM, 11/19/2009
The Lady Chiefs of Sequoyah Tuesday night faced, with the exception of McMinn Central, the toughest opponent they will face all year.
The Lady Chiefs struggled for most of the game to find a rhythm and fell to the sharp shooting Heritage Lady Mountaineers 73-25. More ››
9:10 AM, 11/19/2009
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