About 100 girls from Blount County middle and high schools listen attentively to Holly Hatcher, community policing director with the Alcoa Police Department, who delivered the keynote address at the Ninth Annual Sister-to-Sister Summit held Nov. 5 at Preservation Plaza, Maryville.

Sister-to-Sister Summit gives young women opportunity to voice concerns, solutions

01:56 AM - The Ninth Annual Sister-to-Sister Summit held Nov. 5 in Maryville drew about 100 Blount County girls in grades 7 through 12. Read more...

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Transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas decor with simple 'tweaks'

01:55 AM - Transform your Thanksgiving decor into Christmas with easy, stress-free decorating tips from Accent on Home. Read more...

Women's Club News for November 15, 2009

02:04 AM - TUCKALEECHEE GARDEN CLUB: Met Oct. 20. President Barbara Spence led the meeting with 20 members in attendance. The guest for the day was former founding member Libby Webb. October birthday ladies were Francy Cash and Martha Sunquist. Read more...

United Daughters of the Confederacy sets meeting for Saturday

02:01 AM - The Captain W. Y. C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 21) at Green Meadow County Club. The program topic will be "Flags of the Confederacy." A buffet luncheon will follow the program. Read more...

Lung cancer leading cause of cancer death in women

02:01 AM - Reduce your chances of getting lung cancer by joining others Thursday during the Great American Smokeout. Lung cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, and smoking is the number one cause of this disease. Read more...

League of Women Voters offers Candidates Survey Workshop Nov. 23

02:00 AM - Citizens are invited to meet with the League of Women Voters of Blount County Nov. 23 to provide input on questions about issues of importance to the community for next year's Blount County Primary Election. Read more...

Free workshop offers information on communicating with legislators

02:00 AM - A free workshop, "Communicating with your Legislators: The How, When and Why," will be offered from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 N. Cedar Bluff Road, Knoxville, and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Read more...

Foothills Craft Guild Fine Craft Fair ends today

02:00 AM - The Foothills Craft Guild's 43nd annual Fine Craft Fair will continue from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the historic Jacob Building in Knoxville's Chilhowee Park. Read more...

Emotional abuse leaves invisible wounds

02:00 AM - Emotional abuse is behavior that is designed to coerce or punish the other person for not agreeing with us, for not complying with our demands, for not meeting our needs or for not being who we need them to be. It is about power and control. Read more...

Compassionate Friends preparing Children's Memorial Christmas Tree

01:59 AM - The Compassionate Friends Foothills Chapter is again preparing its "Forever Remembered, Forever Loved" Memorial Tree to be featured in the Blount County Festival of Trees Dec. 3 through Jan. 7 at the Blount County Courthouse. Read more...

All is Well Healing Center plans open house Friday

01:58 AM - All is Well Healing Center, formerly known as Ardis Healing Center, is having an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at 1131 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, within the Blount Medical Complex, just past Blount Memorial Hospital. Read more...

AAUW Maryville Branch sets Monday meeting at Maryville College

01:56 AM - The American Association of University Women Maryville Branch will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Bartlett 101, Maryville College. The program will be about women seeking/gaining opportunities in the work place. Read more...

Blue shirt on Clothesline Project helps survivor heal from child sexual abuse

01:56 AM - The Clothesline Project was created by the Blount County Task Force Against Domestic Violence to bring awareness of the problem in this community. The blue shirt featured today was made by a woman who survived childhood sexual abuse. Read more...

Ann Crytser, Peace Corps volunteer, receives gift of books from Alcoa Kiwanis

01:56 AM - When Ann Crytser, serving with the Peace Corps, said her students on the island of St. Vincent in the Grenadines needed books, her friends in Blount County responded. The Alcoa Kiwanis created the Ann Crytser Library on St. Read more...

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Vacation doesn't go exactly as planned

02:02 AM - Vacations give time to relax and have fun. At least, that's what they tell me. Read more...

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Dreaded 30 closes in as clock ticks faster

02:11 AM - Another year old, but another year wiser? Read more...