This not-so-secret Smoky Mountain gem was named the best small town in Tennessee. World Atlas dubbed Townsend as the best small town in Tennessee for a three-day weekend. The town borders Great Smoky ...

Townsend’s government expressed a willingness to speak with the Blount Partnership over a property dispute Tuesday evening, Feb. 18 — almost two weeks after state legislators entered a ...

TOWNSEND (WATE) – Whiskey lovers from around East Tennessee and beyond are invited to a special celebration in Blount County. Grains and Grits, a celebration of Southern spirits and gourmet food will ...

Townsend’s government will vote on a resolution opposing a state bill supported by the Blount Partnership after hearing public comment on Saturday during a special called meeting of the Board of ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — A beautiful barn with gorgeous gardens is nestled in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains. The Barn Event Center in Townsend is not just a local favorite, it’s considered an ...

National parks were meant to be places of natural beauty and quiet reflection, but at the doorstep of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Tennessee twin cities of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Update, Saturday, June 22, 2019, 11:30 a.m: Photos shared with WBIR 10News show the male that was at Meigs Falls on Thursday made its way late-Friday to the Townsend area along ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Punter Tommy Townsend is transferring from Tennessee to Florida. Florida coach Iim McElwain confirmed Thursday that Townsend was coming GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Punter Tommy ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — Some people in Townsend are pushing back against new city development plans. The planning commission was expected to vote on rezoning the proposed location Thursday night. That would ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — A 7-year-old girl has died after a tree fell into the bedroom where she was sleeping at a home in Townsend on Monday morning, according to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office.

Tommy Townsend won’t have to change much of his wardrobe. The Orlando Boone punter committed to Tennessee on Monday during a phone call with head coach Butch Jones, and the Vols have the same orange ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Punter Tommy Townsend is transferring from Tennessee to Florida. Florida coach Iim McElwain confirmed Thursday that Townsend was coming to Florida. Townsend will sit out the ...