Townsend News

The Knoxville Museum of Art has commissioned sculptor Richard Jolley to create a permanent installation in glass and metal for the walls of the museum's Great Hall.

Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have issued an Environmental Assessment which describes the possible resource and visitor impacts of the Park proposal to improve concession facilities at Cades Cove Campground Store.

Financial Peace University, a popular 13-session personal finance course by Dave Ramsey, will begin July 14 at Maryville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2921 Sevierville Road.

I was looking at Townsend's website and saw this place listed. They are next to River Rage tubing.

The small town of Townsend, Tenn. is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its neighbor, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, quietly and with pride.

Perched on a Townsend hillside is a site that's not uncommon in rural East Tennessee.

After two people suffered injuries over the weekend, fire officials in Townsend are warning about the dangers of tubing on the Little River.

Governmental offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observation of the July 4 Independence Day holiday.

A new $1.4 million bridge across Little River in Townsend in the Smoky Mountains foothills took eight months to build and 10 years to get started.

A Townsend resident claims he was assaulted by a police officer over his complaints about barking dogs.

The new Cameron Road bridge over Little River in Townsend contains 16 beams that weigh 28 tons each.

After several years of drought, one of Townsend's most popular past-times, is floating fast once again.

A storm that hit Blount County this morning caused several trees to fall, blocking roads across the county.

The Townsend volunteer fire department had to rescue eight inner tubers from the Little River over the weekend.

Originally published: June 20. 2009 3:01AM A group of rising kindergartners sat on the ground and listened to a teacher read Eric Carle's 'From Head to Toe.' The book, which asks readers to pantomime the actions of animals, captivated students as they beat their chests like gorillas and kicked their feet like donkeys.

The centennial of Leonora Whitaker's arrival in Del Rio will be celebrated next Thursday, June 18, with a full schedule of events jointly planned by the Cocke County Tourism Council, the Del Rio Preservation Society, and the ChristyFest Planning Team.

This May, the Tennessee Historical Commission selected the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center of Townsend, Tenn., for its 2009 Certificate of Merit.

A Walland woman is in serious condition at University of Tennessee Medical Center after an accident at 12:49 a.m. Saturday.

ABWA scholarship banquet, meeting set for June 23 The Smoky Mountain Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will hold its annual scholarship banquet to recognize the 2009 ABWA scholarship recipients at 6 p.m. June 23 in the Community Room at TNBank, at 1311 West Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 4:44 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 4:51 p.m. The earth under your feet can hold many secrets.