Alcoa NewsLocal news for Alcoa, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Alcoa Electric welcomes first-generation Green Power Switch partner- July 15, 2008 Alcoa Electric announced today that Warren Harris, a Blount County resident, is the first customer to become a Green Power Switch Generation Partner.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/alcoa-electric-welcomes-first-generation-green-... Pellissippi Research Centre gets federal funding- July 13, 2008 The Pellissippi Research Centre, a high tech industrial park being developed by two cities and two counties, is in line to receive $700,000 in federal appropriations.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/pellissippi-research-centre-gets-federal-fundin... Woman injured in lightning strike; violent storm knocks out power, slows traffic- July 11, 2008 Thousands of homes lost power, heavy rains slowed traffic and one person reported being hit by lightning Wednesday afternoon as a severe thunderstorm moved through Blount County.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/woman-injured-in-lightning-strike-violent-storm... 'He kept throwing them;' firecracker attack victim tells story- July 9, 2008 "Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom." "I could feel it popping me and catching me on fire at the same time." A 36-year-old Maryville woman described the fireworks that caught her on fire and badly burned her after ...http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/he-kept-throwing-them-firecracker-attack-victim... Drought increases fireworks danger- July 8, 2008 Fireworks are illegal in Blount County and, during another extremely dry season, there is the potential to cause a fire that would burn hundreds of acres with their illegal use.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/drought-increases-fireworks-danger?fromrss=1 Police searching for men who set woman on fire.- July 6, 2008 The Alcoa Police Department is searching for three men who are accused of setting a woman on fire.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/police-searching-for-men-who-set-woman-on-fire?... Community brought together for "I Sing of America"- July 6, 2008 ' Over the weekend there were several pre-celebrations for Independence Day. On Saturday night Alcoa launched fireworks to celebrate Freedom Day.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/community-brought-together-for-i-sing-of-americ... Water line work to close part of Martin Mill Pike- July 4, 2008 Water line work in Alcoa will close part of Martin Mill Pike in a couple of weeks, officials said Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/water-line-work-to-close-part-of-martin-mill-pi... AT&T plans $400 million investment in statewide cable- July 2, 2008 It didn't take long for AT&T to get through to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.http://www.topix.net/city/alcoa-tn/2008/07/at-t-plans-400-million-investment-in-statewide-... Fire strikes Blount wheat field- July 1, 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/alcoa-tn/2008/06/fire-strikes-blount-wheat-field?fromrss=1 |