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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
The 44th Sweetwater Christmas Parade is Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. It forms on Mayes Avenue and ends at Sweetwater High School.
Read at The Advocate & Democrat →Sweetwater Police Chief Eddie Byrum is marking 25 years as chief and 36 years in law enforcement, all but a few months of it in Sweetwater.
Read at The Advocate & Democrat →Ground was broken Oct. 19 on SouthPoint Business Park, a 150-acre industrial site at I-75 exit 60 in Sweetwater. The first two buildings are slated to open in 2027.
Read at The Advocate & Democrat →Madisonville's Good Shepherd Center, which helps more than 650 Monroe County families a year, won a $1,000 Bowater Credit Union Pay It Forward grant.
Read at The Advocate & Democrat →The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore received a $34,545 state grant to repaint and repair its entrance poles, amphitheater and pavilion.
Read at The Advocate & Democrat →The Tellico Area Services System broke ground in Vonore on a $27 million water plant expansion that will raise capacity to 10 million gallons a day, with no rate increase planned.
Read at The Advocate & Democrat →Downtown Tellico Plains is turning into a destination of its own, with new local businesses and a revitalization effort that has run across several town administrations.
Read at WATE 6 On Your Side →About 10 million people travel the 43-mile Cherohala Skyway each year, and Monroe County's tourism director says summer has now overtaken fall as the busiest season.
Read at WATE 6 On Your Side →Headlines from local outlets · hand-checked Oct 28, 2026. Outlet or takedown requests: [email protected].