Smalls Sliders is building its first Knoxville container restaurant between Weigel's and Arby's, with three more locations planned nearby.

Planners endorsed the county's pause on AI and crypto facilities Thursday, clearing the legal path for permanent noise and setback rules.

Knoxville will hit 94 degrees Saturday with a heat index near 105, followed by even hotter conditions Sunday and Monday.

Knoxville starts mostly clear Friday, but temperatures climb to 93 degrees before afternoon storms. The weekend brings even hotter air and heat-index readings near 106 degrees.

Free Thursday concerts return to Springbrook Park, with last year's opener pulling in more than 350 fans along Pistol Creek.

Thunderstorm winds up to 60 mph knocked out power across Maryville, but crews had most homes back on within hours.

Schools and the courthouse are closed after rain washed diesel-soaked soil into an aquifer feeding Cave Springs.

Crews found the kayak and belongings drifting near Chilhowee Dam, but the Blount County man remains unaccounted for after nearly two days.

Clayton Park's new dog park caps a six-year, $500,000 push that began with over 1,000 resident votes back in 2020.

Students were sent outside around noon on just the fourth day of school before being cleared back in by 2 p.m.

Tickets to Saturday's balloon glow in Townsend help cover a $100,000 apparatus repair bill for local volunteer firefighters.

A vacant lot at Kingston Pike and South Watt Road is finally getting built out, with Covenant Health and Pacific Dental leading the way.

Saturday's Knoxville event pairs live bird banding with a 50-plus vendor marketplace, plus a new twilight art installation running the two nights before.