UCSD finds 729 marijuana plants
$1 million estimated street value
Last Tuesday, Sheriff Kent Harris hitched a ride with a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter to search for marijuana patches in the mountains of Unicoi County.
It was like finding a needle in a haystack, but Sheriff Harris managed to locate two large patches of marijuana on Unaka Mountain.
After spotting a marijuana patch from the air Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff said that his department kept surveillance on the area until a . . .
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Unicoi County certifies as 'best of the best' for another year
Unicoi County has recertified as a Three-Star Community for another year. This offers numerous benefits to the county including monetary incentives.
Tennessee’s Three-Star Program has set high standards and incentives like no other state-run program in the nation. It helps urban and rural communities develop strategic economic and . . .
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Jail committee discusses other options
Considers building workhouse instead of new jail
Last week it was reported that the Unicoi County Jail Committee voted to build a new $11.5 million facility on Church Street in Erwin.
Since that time the committee members have been trying to find another way to meet the requirements handed down by the state.
“This $11 million price tag is a staggering figure,” Sheriff Harris . . .
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