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Blount County Assistant District Attorney General Tammy Harrington (right) hands Blount County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Shannon Carswell a bag containing evidence in Stanley Blair Hill's first-degree murder trial on Wednesday.

Victim's letter: 'I'm wanting a divorce'

11:57 PM - Vickie Hill's mother, Donna Heaton, testified that she found something when she was cleaning out her daughter's house after her death. Read more...

Group seeks hotel/motel tax hike

11:52 PM - Area leaders and business people, mostly from Townsend, voted to ask Blount County Commission for a 1 percent increase in the hotel/motel tax to finance the purchase of 32 acres for sale beside Townsend Visitors Center. Read more...

Louisville board OKs new $1.1M town hall

11:58 PM - The Louisville Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution to build a $1.1 million town hall/community center. Read more...

County expects to name shelter contractor soon

11:51 PM - Efforts to build a new county animal shelter will begin progressing more quickly once a general contractor is appointed. Read more...

AP Photo

Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., gestures during a news conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss the New England Patriots videotaping NFL opponents. Read More...

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Mark A. Large/The Daily Times A bumblebee visits Drew Hennessey’s blue bachelor buttons, red poppies (right) and pink roses (in the background). Read More...