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‘Avoid harm, obey the stop arm’
National School Bus Safety Week
Each day starting around 6:18 a.m., 101 school bus drivers begin traveling their 5732-mile drive throughout Blount County, picking up and dropping off around 4969 students to and from school. Whenever you see a school bus, be aware children are somewhere nearby, either waiting to board or getting off the school bus. More...
Big, green, shavings machine: good news for poultry farmers
by Ron Gholson

Poultry farmers and others are going to be interested, perhaps even thrilled, about a new source for a scarce commodity now available in Blount County: “home-grown” pine shavings suitable for use in poultry houses and horse stalls and in other farming applications. More...

Pass speaks out
Town of Cleveland by Laurie Pitts

“It’s time to tell my side of the story,” Cleveland’s Steve Pass said. As Cleveland considers the sale of its water and sewer systems and with news spreading of pending lawsuits between Pass and the Town of Cleveland, he felt he could no longer stay silent. More...

 News
• One owner’s journey to a conservation easement
The landowner quoted in a front-page story did not want to be identified, so we’ll call her Jane. Jane has lived for several years on a several- acre-tract near the Locust Fork River. Her house is built near the property line with an adjoining 80 acres that has been used over the years partially for pasture, partially for timber. Jane picks up the story from there. More...
• Cellular South to buy Corr Wireless
• Commission tries new tack with Whistle Stop Estates
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 Columns
• article has image LIVING WELL
Weight Loss Basics
How did you do this week on your healthy living challenge? I actually started running this week. Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I hate running, but I know that this is a great way to lose weight and I was inspired by my husband and two of our members who just ran a marathon this past weekend. If they can run 26.2 miles we can do this. So don’t give up! More...
• article has image The bookworm sez
• article has image Alabama Scene
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 Letters
• Letters to the editor
Thanks from Hope House
The Hope House Inc. would like to thank the citizens of Blount County for their support for the last nine years. More...
• Not necessary to kill snakes
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 Sports
• Region play wraps up this week
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL • WEEK NINE PREVIEW
The playoffs are hard to get a handle on sometimes. This year would be one of those times. This much is certain – three Blount County teams feel pretty good about extending the season into November. Another one, controls its own destiny. More...
• COUNTY LEADERS
• article has image Appalachian pounds Parkway
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 People
• article has image A wish
Kyle Wooten is going to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. His happy journey actually began out of a tragedy. His 13-year-old church friend, Annie Baker Martin, was afflicted with cancer. Her wish to go to Disney World was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, but during her trip, she became too sick to continue the travel. More...
• article has image 50th anniversary
• Cleveland marking Red Ribbon Week
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 Faith
• article has image THE BIBLE SPEAKS
What ‘one thing’?
Background Scripture: Mark 10:17-31. Devotional Reading Proverbs 11:1-7. More...
• article has image Whitley to serve on national board
• article has image FAITH MATTERS
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 Obituaries
• OBITUARIES
If there appears to be a disagreement among family members about information to appear in an obituary, The Blount Countian reserves the right to decline to publish any of it. More...
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 News Briefs
• MILITARYBRIEF
JORDAN S. ECHOLS has graduated from the Air Traffic Control Operations Apprentice Course at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss., as an airman first class. The course is designed to train students to control enroute and terminal air traffic by use of visual, radar, and non-radar means at air traffic control tower facilities. More...
• NEWSBRIEFS
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