Tracy Lynn Fox walks into the courtroom Friday for his preliminary hearing on criminal homicide charges in connection with the Oct. 10 death of Wanda Britt.
03:47 PM - With her arms and legs bound tightly behind her back, Wanda Britt was still on her back when she was run over and killed by her own vehicle -- allegedly driven by Tracy Lynn Fox, a Sevier County man now charged with her death. Read more...
10:36 PM - Carrying a picture of her murdered son, Nancy Smith asked the court impose a sentence on the man convicted in his death that would do only one thing: "I would like him to wake up every morning and go to bed every night with the same thought on his mind... Read more...
08:31 PM - United Way of Blount County became one of the first United Ways in East Tennessee to reach its goal. Read more...
09:32 PM - Alcoa Planning Commission has completed the packaging of lots for the Hamilton Crossing shopping complex off Louisville Road. Read more...
08:33 PM - Swartz, the dachshund who brawled with a bear five years ago, has died at age 12. Read more...
08:30 PM - The state's new law allowing handgun permit holders to go armed in bars is unconstitutional, a judge ruled Friday Read more...
04:54 PM - Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman strikes down a new law allowing handguns in Tennessee bars and restaurants as unconstitutional, saying it is "fraught with ambiguity." Read more...
09:47 PM - Anthony Todd Ghormley was found guilty in September of two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping and one count of especially aggravated burglary. Read more...
03:52 PM - The 2010 campaign season officially started at 8 a.m. today with prospective Blount County governmental candidates picking up petitions to qualify for the May 4 primary election. Read more...
11:25 PM - The Blount County Commission on Thursday approved a $12.8 million appropriation request to build, furnish and equip the proposed Prospect Elementary School on Burnett Station Road. Read more...
12:18 PM - Maryville Christian School, located at 2525 Morganton Rd., has brought back its traditional Christmas fundraiser after a one-year break. This year's Christmas Fantasy fundraiser will be at 5 p.m. Saturday. Read more...