Mariah Franklin

The director of Tennessee’s statewide housing finance agency offered Blount County residents a solution to high prices: build more homes.

Blount Memorial Hospital may soon become part of South Carolina’s largest health care organization, Prisma Health. The move would mark the culmination of months of talks with hospital systems on

Blount County’s contracted ambulance service is working to beat the odds.

A race for one of Blount County’s three seats in the Tennessee General Assembly will give Democrats their first choice in years between candidates for state office. But the difference

Some of Blount County’s Republican candidates for Tennessee state House split on school vouchers, vaccine mandates and healthcare provision during a recent candidate forum.

David Tate is dying of blood cancer. At most, he has a few years left to live. But there’s another timeline that’s pressing at him: He has about seven weeks

Blount County’s only Jamaican restaurant shut its doors at the end of 2023. Its owners hope to bring it back — this time, as a food truck.

The Blount County office tasked with managing elections has found a successor for its top official. Moe Click will be the county’s elections chief after current Administrator of Elections Susan

The Blount County Sheriff's Office released footage of the traffic stop that left Blount County Sheriff's Deputy Greg McCowan dead and Deputy Shelby Eggers injured Feb. 8. The footage appears

Judge asked to reconsider brother's bond as manhunt continues for Kenneth Wayne DeHart Jr.

In a bid to stabilize its finances and long-term viability, Blount Memorial Hospital could soon move closer to affiliating with a larger health system.

After years of financial losses, Blount Memorial Hospital’s burdens are starting to lighten.

Acknowledging that the evidence against him would be enough to convict him of murder, Steven Alexander Greene appeared in court Friday, May 5, and entered an Alford plea.

Blount Memorial Hospital Inc. and Blount County have agreed to mediation in an attempt to resolve a range of disputes.

The 21 people who spoke at the Tuesday, Feb. 21, Blount County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting had a single message to impart: books shouldn’t be removed from the

During its Thursday, Feb. 16, meeting, the Blount County Commission will vote on a resolution authorizing a counterclaim against Blount Memorial Hospital. The countersuit has already been filed — it

Held Friday night, Feb. 3, at the Airport Hilton in Alcoa, the annual Best of Blount Awards honored seven businesses and individuals for their work in the county over the

Community members passionate about the course of local growth have packed government meeting rooms across Blount County in the past year. For Foothills Land Conservancy, amid widespread debates over zoning,

Legal counsel for Blount Memorial Hospital sent a written proposal to the county government’s attorney last week, Jan. 17.

If they’re awarded funds from a new, state-level grant, local law enforcement could establish a real-time crime intelligence data center in Blount County.