Greenback NewsLocal news for Greenback, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Area food pantries strained- June 30, 2008 Odis Abbott Polly Uhrig and Margaret Lewis of Blount County Food Pantry on Big Springs Road display "sweets" donated by grocery stores for their patrons.http://www.topix.net/city/greenback-tn/2008/06/area-food-pantries-strained?fromrss=1 Crop toasted: Blaze destroys 40 acres of wheat- June 28, 2008 As about 40 acres of wheat rapidly burned Monday afternoon, Blount County Fire Department was able to save 14 houses and a barn near Gillenwater Court and Calderwood Highway.http://www.topix.net/city/greenback-tn/2008/06/crop-toasted-blaze-destroys-40-acres-of-whe... Candidates debate taxes, BEP funding at chamber- June 26, 2008 The Blount County Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Blount held a forum Monday for candidates running in the Aug.http://www.topix.net/city/greenback-tn/2008/06/candidates-debate-taxes-bep-funding-at-cham... Fire strikes Blount wheat field- June 24, 2008 A Greenback man today is trying to cope with the loss of up to $7,000 in wheat that went up in smoke Monday in a field in eastern Blount County.http://www.topix.net/city/greenback-tn/2008/06/fire-strikes-blount-wheat-field?fromrss=1 Local cattle farmers learn techniques to fight drought, fuel costs- June 20, 2008 With the cost of diesel at an all time high, fertilizer nearly doubling and the devastating drought forcing farmers to reduce their herds, around 250 beef cattle farmers showed up at UT's Beef and Forage Field ...http://www.topix.net/city/greenback-tn/2008/06/local-cattle-farmers-learn-techniques-to-fi... Two teens injured in four-wheeler accident- June 18, 2008 Two teens were flown to University of Tennessee Medical Center after an ATV accident on Morganton Road in Greenback on Sunday.http://www.topix.net/city/greenback-tn/2008/06/two-teens-injured-in-four-wheeler-accident?... Greenback's Lucier won't coach in 2008-09- June 1, 2008 By Jesse Smithey Sunday, June 1, 2008 Greenback High School girls' basketball coach Angie Lucier, who led the Lady Cherokees to the last four District 3-A titles, will take a reprieve this fall.http://www.topix.net/city/greenback-tn/2008/06/greenbacks-lucier-wont-coach-in-2008-09?fro... |