“Coffee & friends make the perfect blend.” – anonymousGood days start with coffee…this truth has been passed down from generation to...

“Don’t give up on your dreams, no matter your age,” author Novellee DeWitt of Snead said with a smile. After all, she recently published her first...

In a special ceremony Nov. 6, 12 veterans and service members were awarded a Quilt of Valor by the Blount County Quilters Guild (BCQG). Members of...

The Oneonta Redskins have a new football coach. The school board, in a special-called meeting Thursday morning, named Jake Helveston as the new...

Billy James Woodard passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at his home. He has gone to be reunited with the love of his life, his wife of 69 years, Doris Holley Woodard. A...

Joe Lynn Whitworth, 83, a long-time resident of Holly Pond, passed away Nov. 14, 2025. Mr. Whitworth was born in Blount County on March 22, 1942, to the late Jesse and...

Vera Viola Tuck, age 98, of the Royal Community, passed away Dec. 5, 2025. She was preceded in death by husband Marvin Tuck; sons Timothy Denton Tuck and Dennis Earl Tuck;...

staff reportThe Harold L. Bishop Award for Leadership is a highly prestigious Capstone Education Society Alumni Award that commemorates University...