TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — A forest fire that broke out in the Wears Valley area on Wednesday is now 100% contained, the Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department confirmed around 9 p.m. The fire along ...

A rainy day didn't dim the beauty or the excitement as the completion of the Missing Link of the Foothills Parkway was celebrated on Friday. The 1.65-mile section known as the 'Missing Link' of the ...

WEARS VALLEY, Tenn. — Crews and families in East Tennessee are cleaning up after high winds blew through East Tennessee on Tuesday. In some areas, they reached gusts of around 94 mph, and a ranch in ...

Mariah Franklin [email protected] Feb 21, 2024 Feb 21, 2024 A wildland fire ignited in the 900-block of Wears Valley Road Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 21. The fire forced the road to ...