Walland News

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has selected Alternative A for extension of the Pellissippi Parkway from Old Knoxville Highway to East Lamar Alexander Parkway.

The completion date on rock fall mitigation on three sites along the two-lane section of East Lamar Alexander Parkway between Walland and Townsend has been moved from May 15 to June 30.

Blackberry Farm in Walland was named the No. 1 Resort for Service in North America by Travel + Leisure Magazine in its June 2012 issue.

There were 12 meth busts in Blount County throughout all of last year, compared to 11 already this year.

Sevier County officials said a dead body was found inside the home that went up in flames early Sunday morning.

Immerse yourself in a weekend of Southernness, food and writing at the inaugural Southern Food Writing Conference in Knoxville May 17 and 18.

Sheriff Jack Stockton says the two-year-old boy's parents are Amanda and Matthew Dotson.

The Blount County Commission will consider approving a private act that would finalize the creation of a new Smoky Mountain Tourism Authority during its May 17 meeting.

Nashville may not have had any chefs in the final winners' circle last night at the James Beard Foundation Awards , but three chefs who work within driving distance of Nashville took home medals.

The case of a Maryville man charged in the slaying of a Walland man has been sent to a Blount County grand jury.