David Murrell has resigned the position after serving 14 years in leadership jobs and 27 years total with the district.

Blount County Schools announced Jake Jones as the interim director of schools Thursday. Jones started as the assistant ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Director of Schools for Blount County Schools has resigned. The Blount County Board of Education named Jake Jones as the interim director of schools during their ...

A hearing has been scheduled for the appeal of B&B Tire Landfill against Blount County, following the denial of a permit for ...

David Murrell has served as the director of Blount County Schools since 2022. He was promoted to the role after former director Rob Britt retired in June 2022. He previously served as an assistant ...

Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Mobile (includes lower half of Alabama): Closed Wednesday, Jan. 22 Choctaw County ...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — A proposal that uses public money to pay for private education expenses was reintroduced in the 2025 Tennessee legislative session. Republican Governor Bill Lee supports it, and ...

Due to the continued low temperatures, many schools around East Tennessee are closed or delayed on Wednesday, Jan 22. The ...

It happened on Payne Hollow Road in Walland shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday, according Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong ...

Law enforcement is searching after a resident found what is believed to be a human bone in Blount County Wednesday.

David Murrell, the director of Blount County Schools, has resigned the position after serving 14 years in leadership jobs and 27 years total with the district. He will stay on as a teacher ...