Frequently Asked Questions

Notify supervisor immediately. Injured worker may seek treatment at an emergency room or one of the three physicians on the Panel.

Prescriptions written by the Authorized Treating Physician may be approved. The first prescription must be filled at Blount Discount Pharmacy to avoid out of pocket expense.

The employee "must" choose from the Employees Choice of Physician Medical Panel. Chiropractic care and Personal Care Physicians are not authorized by the Blount County Workers' Compensation Program.

Yes. The employee is reimbursed for travel beyond a 15 mile radius, or a 30 mile round trip of home or work. The current mileage rate is based on the current mileage allowance for state employees.

A mileage form must be completed by employee and submitted to Risk Management for reimbursement. A mileage form can be obtained through the Risk Management office. 

How to calculate your tax bill

• Budget requirements of the county voted on by the commission
• Improvements to existing property increases the "fair market value" and, therefore, the assessed value.
  • The assessor has not created the value. People make value by their transactions in the marketplace. The assessor simply has the legal and moral responsibility to study those transactions and appraise your property.

For property tax payment information, please visit the Trustee's page. 

For information on vehicle registration and all County Clerk functions, please visit:  https://www.blounttn.gov/309/County-Clerk

Property Tax is paid annually. Tax Notices are typically mailed in mid to late September each year and are payable through the end of February. They become delinquent on March 1. Please thoroughly review your tax notice as it provides much helpful information such as a discount for early payment. Tax Notices are not required by State law but are sent as a reminder. If you do not receive your notice(s) by October 1 of any given year, please notify our office. Also, please notify us if your mailing address changes.

The Property Tax rate is set annually by the Blount County Board of Commissioners. 

2025 - $1.59 for every $100 of assessed value

2024 - $1.59 for every $100 of assessed value

2023 - $1.59 for every $100 of assessed value

2022 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

2021 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

2020 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

2019 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

2018 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

2017 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

2016 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

2015 - $2.47 for every $100 of assessed value

The Trustee does not determine the amount of your Property Tax bill, but the following shows an example. Your value/appraisal should be on your Property Tax bill.

Example of $250,000 residential property:

$250,000   (Appraised value of property set by the County Assessor’s Office)

x .25          (Residential property is assessed taxes on 25% of value set by County)

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$ 62,500    (Assessment)

x .0159      ($1.59 tax rate set by County per $100 of assessment)

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$ 994         (2025 County Property Tax Bill)

Katie B. Kerr heads the Purchasing Department.

You need to call, 865-273-5400 and select Option #1 for Jury Services, and ask us to check for you.

 A Clerk will contact you as quickly as possible, either by a phone call or email, when your Jury Questionnaire and Documentation is received. You are more than welcome to call, 865-273-5400 and select Option #1 for Jury Services, and ask for a status update on your Jury Summons at anytime.  

A dropbox is located in the 24-hour lobby of the Blount County Justice Center, 940 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804.

Everything from narcotics to over-the-counter medications will be accepted.

Items Accepted for the Pharmaceutical Collection Program

• Prescriptions
• Liquid medications (in leak-proof containers)
• Medicated ointment, lotions, or drops
• Pills in any packaging (glass bottles, plastic containers, plastic bags, etc.)
• Over-the-counter medications Liquid medications (in leak-proof containers)  
• Pet medications

Items Not Accepted in the Program

• Blood sugar equipment
• Sharps/needles
• Illegal drugs & narcotics (although police will accept these items if placed in the container)
• Thermometers
• IV bags
• Bloody or infectious waste
• Personal care products (shampoo, lotions, etc)
• Compressed liquid like an asthma inhaler

Safe At-Home Disposal

Do not flush or pour medications down the drain. Remove medication from original packaging and mix with an undesirable substance such kitty litter or used coffee grounds. Place the mixture in a bag and throw in your trash container. Remove and destroy any personal information on the empty medicine container and recycle the empty container.

--COMPLETING AN ONLINE APPLICATION IS THE FIRST STEP. That is required to proceed further. --Go to www.bcso.com and click on the "Employment" button on the homepage. --Complete the online application FULLY and TRUTHFULLY.

Please click on this link and select the items of interest: http://www.blounttn.org/761/Employee-Benefits

Call the Highway Dept at 865-982-4652, we will have an inspector look at and advise type and size of tile needed. It is then your responsibility to purchase and install the drainage tile and once complete the inspector will verify installation at which time the county will take over any future maintenance for it.

No, all Cities, Towns and State roads are maintained by them.  The Highway Department maintains all county roads and right of ways. All State roads are easily identifiable by a number, for example; Hwy 321 or Hwy 411 are both State roads and maintained by them. 

The right of way for every County road is different and ranges from 11ft to 25ft from the center of the road, please call the Highway Department at 865-982-4652 to find out what the right of way for your road is.

It is impossible to plow all the roads at one time, we plow Primary Roads first, Secondary Roads next and Subdivision Streets last. We follow this procedure to allow emergency equipment to navigate the roads as soon as possible. We understand that people have places they need to go and we do our best to plow all the roads as quickly and safely as possible.

Fill out an Open Records Request Form by going to:  Open Public Records Request Form

You will need to contact the Blount County Health Department or Tennessee Vital Records. For more information go to: Blount County Health Department

Contact the Blount County Health Department - they keep death records for six years If it is older than six years contact the Tennessee Vital Records. For more information go to:  Blount County Health Department

Please click the link to view voting district information.

The state child support office is in Nashville. The phone number is 1-833-772-TDHS (8347). The address is State Disbursement Unit, P O Box 305200, Nashville Tn 37229.

Report any changes of address to the accounting department either by mail, or a phone call.

In order to make any changes, a new deed must be prepared and recorded.  We recommend using a title attorney or title agency.

We are a recording office, we DO NOT do title searches. We have computers available to the public to do searches in office at 349 Court Street Maryville TN 37804, or you may contact a title agency to search for you.

Most of the time they will be referenced in your deed. You can also contact your realtor or title agency for assistance.

Our documents aren't online. We have computers available in office at 349 Court Street Maryville TN 37804  for public use.

All fees must be paid in advance.

• We charge .50 to email each document, or .50 per page to print a hard copy. 
• Certified copies that would serve as your original are $1.00 per page. 
• We accept check, credit/debit card, cash or money order.

Yes, as a public official, the Register embraces opportunities to meet with all groups/organizations. You may contact the Register at Phone 865-273-5880 or Email Register of Deeds

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We are open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8am - 4:30pm

No, we do not accept glass items at our facility

At this time the local Target stores are accepting glass items to recycle

Yes, we have a dedicated compactor that takes cardboard

You can see all the items that we accept on our website main page or stop by our facility and get a flier with everything listed that we accept and items that we do not take at this time.

Two years following the delinquency. The county and cities file the cases in our office April 1^st of every year.

No, we can only accept full payments.  

You must contact the Clerk and Master’s office to start the process.

Properties that have not been paid will be sold one (1) year from the date they were turned over to our office.

The information will be posted on this website approximately one month before the sale.

No, you must purchase the property at the tax sale.

The county will purchase the property and hold it in inventory for the redemption period. After, the county will either use or re-auction the property. Contact the County Mayor’s office for further information.

No, our office does not currently have that option. You can pay in person or by mail with Cash, Money Order or a Cashier’s Check only.

Make Money Orders or Cashier’s Checks payable to:

Blount County Clerk and Master
Blount County Justice Center
930 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Maryville, TN 37804

Please be sure to include the property owner and property address on the payment.