News Briefs

Customers Describe Missing Work, Unanswered Calls A Blount County fencing contractor faces a 24-count felony indictment after a dozen customers accused him of taking more than $40,000 in advance payments …

What the Proposed Blount County Housing Moratorium Would Do Blount County commissioners are considering a yearlong pause on major residential developments while officials study whether local infrastructure can accommodate continued …

LOUISVILLE — McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base is advancing plans for a new main entrance along Louisville Road, a project expected to cost at least $25 million and tie …

Townsend is considering new restrictions on short-term rentals that would prevent additional properties from entering the market in one of the city’s residential zoning districts. The proposed ordinance would prohibit …

ALCOA — Alcoa is moving toward tighter location and design rules for auto-oriented businesses and self-storage facilities in several of the city’s major commercial growth areas — changes that could …

BLOUNT COUNTY — Most Tennessee businesses are swallowing the cost of pricier gas and diesel rather than handing it to customers, according to a new statewide survey — but the …

ALCOA — The City of Alcoa joins potential fire truck antitrust litigation as cities face rising costs, delivery delays Alcoa has joined a growing group of local governments pursuing antitrust …

LOUISVILLE ­— A proposed mixed-use development near Louisville and Topside Road remains in the conceptual stage, but the project is highlighting a larger economic-development challenge for the town. Officials said …

TOWNSEND – Visitor traffic through Townsend has slipped thus far this year, but experts say the decline may say more about an unusually strong 2025 than a weakening local tourism …

GSMNP — Great Smoky Mountains National Park has begun demolishing the recreation building at LeConte Lodge, launching a reconstruction project complicated by the lack of road access to one of …