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Earlier this year, we praised the Loudon County Solid Waste Disposal Commission for a spirit of cooperation as members negotiated an amendment…
The poor treatment of the open meetings act by local officials was on full display last week when Loudon City Council pretty much ignored the …
Earlier this year, we praised the Loudon County Solid Waste Disposal Commission for a spirit of cooperation as members negotiated an amendment…
The poor treatment of the open meetings act by local officials was on full display last week when Loudon City Council pretty much ignored the …
The fight against opioids was pushed to the forefront recently in Loudon County.
If perception is indeed reality, the Loudon County Economic Development Agency appears to have a problem.
A majority of the often unruly crowd packed into the Loudon County Courthouse Annex meeting room Thursday evening for a Loudon County Board of…
Those who have been longtime subscribers and readers of the News-Herald know that for years, Herb Linginfelter was a regular part of the publi…
No matter how Lenoir City government characterizes its proposed stormwater utility fee, which is scheduled to come up for a final city council…
We learned Friday about a private, unannounced meeting held Thursday by the Lenoir City Board of Education. A report about that meeting can be…
Now that Loudon County Commission has received a final recommendation from the Corrections Partnership Committee on constructing a new jail to…
While Loudon County, with its multiple boat ramps and easy access to the water on both sides of Fort Loudoun Dam, has become known as a destin…
At a time when so much emphasis is being placed on Common Core curriculum and the four academic pillars of science, technology, engineering an…
Perhaps this is just wishful-thinking and rote optimism on our part, but given how important Tellico Village and its various assets have been …
While Loudon County has certainly been fortunate to take advantage of a television and computer monitor recycling program through a federal go…
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We realize law enforcement is oftentimes tireless and thankless work, but officers demonstrate on a daily basis that they are looking to make …
While we appreciate the sentiment behind offering a firearm safety program for students in Loudon County Schools, particularly in light of the…
Following the dissolution of the previous merchants association almost two decades ago, the corridor along Broadway Street in Lenoir City — de…
Although rainy and cool weather may have affected attendance numbers Friday for Loudon County Animal Shelter’s open house, it surely can’t dam…
After the Great Recession and the housing bubble rocked real estate development, turning a bunch of good intentions into test cases of untappe…
We were pleased to report in this edition that plans for an all-access playground in Lenoir City, which have been in the works for at least th…
Although the idea may seem counterintuitive at first glance, Lenoir City Board of Education’s recent move to buy the United Community Bank bui…
Based on previous experience, local economic development officials would have likely been pleased to have a turnout of 150 or 200 people to th…
We certainly encourage companies to consider making the switch to solar power as a way to trim costs and reduce their own carbon footprint, bu…
While our report this week on child well-being offered a couple of positive takeaways, what should concern us is the limited progress the coun…
We were pleased to report in this edition that progress seems to have been made on the current push to save the bridge atop Fort Loudoun Dam, …
We realize the abortive deal between Tate & Lyle, county government and the city of Loudon may have left a bad taste in the mouths of loca…
This might be a good time to give a reality check to Loudon County Commission, some of whom, after passing a 2015-16 budget that included an $…
As the Loudon County Corrections Partnership Committee prepares to move forward on a plan to renovate and upgrade the current Justice Center p…