KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The restaurant with the failing score is in Blount County. Half a dozen critical violations were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This not-so-secret Smoky Mountain gem was named the best small town in Tennessee. World Atlas dubbed Townsend as the best small ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — Officials in Townsend are working to improve regulations and enforcement regarding short-term rental ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — Staying at a hotel in Townsend may cost more soon, as the city is considering levying a hotel/motel tax. According to the ordinance, the tax will be 3% of the cost of a room ...

Townsend's planning commission made the recommendation at a meeting last week, and city commissioners will likely consider it ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — Nobody was hurt after two people were taken into custody Sunday following a police chase in the Townsend area, according to authorities. A chief with the Townsend Police Department ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WVLT) - Blount County officials, coming together to try and keep their area in the tourism rush here in East Tennessee. This comes after the county and city of Townsend have not been ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. -- Snowfall in the Great Smoky Mountains made for a picturesque drive through a "winter wonderland" in Townsend, Tennessee, on December 1. Footage posted to Facebook by the City of ...

Townsend may pause new Airbnb‑style rentals for six months as officials tackle dozens of unpermitted listings.