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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
More Alcoa Highway construction closures are set for next weekend.
Read at WVLT 8 →McGhee Tyson Airport’s parking lot upgrades are nearly done, and work continues on the new garage.
Read at WBIR 10News →One person died in a crash on West Lamar Alexander Parkway.
Read at WATE 6 →Pat Murphy’s World Series win brings his Maryville College story full circle.
Read at WBIR 10News →Maryville beat Oak Ridge, and Cosby ended Jellico’s perfect season to take a region title.
Read at WVLT 8 →A judge ruled Kenneth DeHart Jr.’s trial in the killing of Deputy Greg McCowan will stay in Blount County, with a jury brought in from Sumner County.
Read at WVLT 8 →Blount County's early vote is on pace to top 2022 and approach 2018 totals, with early voting ending Thursday, Oct. 29.
Read at The Daily Times →McGhee Tyson Airport's parking garage is switching to scan-your-ticket exit lanes this week, with old and new systems running side by side during the changeover.
Read at The Daily Times →Alcoa kicks off its new comprehensive plan with a drop-in open house Thursday, Oct. 29, 5:30–8 p.m. at the Alcoa Service Center on Universal Street.
Read at The Daily Times →A $3 million Mike Curb Foundation gift will create the Mike Curb Center for Appalachian Music at Maryville College, set to open for the 2027–28 school year.
Read at The Daily Times →Baker's Creek Presbyterian Church in the Brick Mill community marks 230 years — founded in 1796, the year Tennessee became a state.
Read at The Daily Times →East Bessemer and East Edison streets in Alcoa drop from 40 to 30 mph, with new crosswalks and school-zone signs.
Read at City of Alcoa →County commissioners sent a proposed 12-month pause on big subdivisions and apartment projects to the Blount County Planning Commission, citing growth that has outrun roads and infrastructure.
Read at WATE 6 On Your Side →Foothills Land Conservancy closed on the 600-plus-acre Oliver Tract near Townsend and Cades Cove and plans to hand it to the National Park Service once federal review is done.
Read at WBIR 10News →Headlines from local outlets · hand-checked Oct 28, 2026. Outlet or takedown requests: [email protected].