Smalls Sliders to enter Tennessee
Smalls Sliders has inked its first deal for Tennessee. The multi-unit agreement will bring for units to the Knoxville metro region, according to a press release. The deal was signed with franchisee Blake McDavid, a multi-unit franchise owner and commercial real estate investor. The first of four units is expected to...
Historic James R. Davis House in Walland, Tennessee: the original house built around 1855
There are at least 74 historic properties and places in Blount County, Tennessee. One of the historic places is the James R. Davis house at the junction of River Road and Davis Ford Road in the vicinity of Walland, Tennessee. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1989.
Tennessee’s offense takes major step back at camp for 1 disappointing reason
A rough session on Saturday for the Tennessee offense is something that Josh Heupel won't put up with moving forward.
More than 20 people rappel off side of Gatlinburg hotel to raise money for...
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — A total of 21 people rappelled off the side of a Gatlinburg hotel on Saturday to help raise money for river cleanup. Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful paired up with Over the Edge, an international urban rappelling company for the event, where volunteers were strapped into gear and had to descend...
World War II era house makes debut for public tours
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — For visitors to the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, a new exhibit will allow them to view life as it was in the 1940s. A home built in the Manhattan Project era is now on display for people to tour. "It has quite a history...
Downtown Knoxville 10-Day Planner (8/3-12)
Welcome to the 10-Day Planner! If you want your event included, please create a Facebook event, invite editor Leslie Wylie Bateman via the “invite” button on the event page (you’ll have to friend her), and it will be included. We need enough lead time that the list can be put together the Wednesday before you want...
Grainger County Quarry Blasts Scheduled, No Emergency: E-911 Keeps Community Informed
Grainger County residents can let out a collective sigh of relief if recent social media notifications had them on edge. According to a post from Grainger County E-911, the alerts concerning blasting operations conducted today at the rock quarry on Owl Hole Gap Road are part of a scheduled event, not an emergency....
Father and son help direct traffic following dangerous rockslide in Gatlinburg
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Over the weekend, a dangerous rockslide wiped out part of Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains. 6 news found out how a brave father and son stepped in that night, making sure no one got hurt. The Tennessee side of Newfound Gap Road...
Free haircuts and school supplies for kids going back to school
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Students heading back to school in Sevier County can get a free haircut so they can go back in style. The free event will happen at Pathways Church “The Hangar” on Monday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Airport Road in Sevierville. There’s...
Ohio couple welcomes baby from embryo frozen over 30 years, a new record: report
A couple from Ohio has welcomed a baby boy who was frozen as an embryo for more than 30 years, setting a new record for in vitro fertilization deliveries.
