Townsend News

The Knoxville Glove Company is closing down Friday after 99 years. Owner Rod Townsend Jr.

Knoxville Glove Co., which has manufactured gloves in Knoxville for 99 years, will cease operations Friday, its owner said Monday.

A Townsend man involved in a crash on Rudd Hollow Road Friday morning was in stable condition after being taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center.

There were at least five places called "Stringtown" in the mountains between Elkmont and Tremont during the time that Little River Lumber Company operated in the upper watershed of the Little River.

Thursday night on Market Square, it's the kickoff of WDVX's weekly concert series featuring Robinella.

Dr. Steven Wright will speak on "Our Majestic Lord" on Sunday, at the 11 a.m. worship service at Signal Mountain Baptist Church, 939 Ridgeway Ave., Signal Mountain.

See the synchronous fireflies of Elkmont at 6:45 p.m. June 6-13 as part of Cades Cove Heritage Tours.

Just take the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center , located in the peaceful gateway community of Townsend , and less than a mile from the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Heritage Center is a great insight into the past.

Decosimo will host the 2013 Decosimo Accounting Seminar on Tuesday, May 14, at the Chattanooga Convention Center from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year's seminar will comprise a half-day accounting update in the morning, followed by breakout sessions offered in the afternoon featuring both an Accounting track and a Business Leaders Series track.

A Gainesboro couple have filed a $250,000 lawsuit against a Townsend riding stable after one of the individuals was thrown from a rented horse last year and allegedly suffered several injuries.