The East Tennessee Development District (ETDD) Board of Directors held its Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, June 4, at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris.

 The East Tennessee Development District presented the Sweetwater Utilities Board an award for the  development of a water line interconnection with the Tellico Area Services System (TASS)
These awards were made by ETDD to area communities, organizations, and individuals for outstanding contributions to regional and/or community development.

The East Tennessee Development District provides regional planning services, assisting with economic and community development, utility planning, historic preservation, and small business development.  The region covers: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union Counties.