Scouring 4,399 sources for Townsend news so you don't have to.
Commitment up to judge
Found: 5 Days 18 Hours 58 Minutes ago Knoxville News Sentinel - A judge is set to decide this month whether a schizophrenic who attacked Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers when asked to douse his potato-cooking fire should be committed to a mental health facility against his will....
New Year's traditions: Blount Countians seek luck in food, family Found: 6 Days 15 Hours 52 Minutes ago The Daily Times - Seems that every culture has its version of lucky New Year foods. For many Blount County residents, the felicity-inspiring foods of choice are those two Appalachian standbys --hog jowls and black-eyed peas. That's what Jane Caylor, who works in the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service's local office, will be having today....
Family escapes early morning Townsend fire Found: Minutes ago The Daily Times - The Townsend Volunteer Fire Department responded to an early-morning fire Wednesday in a log house on Old Walland Highway....
Man escapes burning cabin in Townsend Found: 1 Week 7 Hours 58 Minutes ago WATE 6 News - A man inside a cabin in Townsend got out safely after it caught fire early Wednesday morning. ...
Residents escape burning cabin in Townsend Found: 1 Week 10 Hours 29 Minutes ago WATE 6 News - People inside a cabin in Townsend got out safely after it caught fire early Wednesday morning. ...
A 75th celebration
Found: 1 Week 1 Day 4 Hours 42 Minutes ago Blount Today - Millions come to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park every year. This year, 2009, will certainly be no exception as the park prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the official proclamation that gave birth to the park.The question on many?s mind this year, however, is whether one of those millions will come to the Smokies and do what no one has done since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Will President Barack Obama be only the second sitting president in history to visit, following in the footsteps of FDR?
The invitation has been sent. For now, it?s wait and see.
...
'Over the limit, under arrest': Holiday DUI crackdown continues in ... Found: 1 Week 2 Days 15 Hours 22 Minutes ago The Daily Times - The Townsend Police Department will be continuing a drunk driving crackdown that has spanned the 2008 Christmas/New Years holiday season. The crackdown for the City of Townsend is using the tag line: "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest."...
Activities planned for Winter Heritage Festival Found: 1 Week 3 Days 15 Hours 31 Minutes ago The Daily Times - The Cades Cove Preservation Association has planned several presentations for the February Winter Heritage Festival at Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend and Valley View Lodge in Townsend....