News Across Tennessee

The Kingsport Carousel has been recognized as one of the Nicest Places in America by Reader’s Digest magazine. Reader’s Digest announced this year’s winners in its Sept. 14 magazine and the "Today Show" highlighted the winners on its morning broadcast. The Kingsport Carousel is located at 350...

The city of Martin has become the first municipality to install a fast charger location as part of the Fast Charge TN Network, a partnership between the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). Operated by the Weakley County Municipal...

The city of Morristown and the Jolley Family were awarded the East Tennessee Development District’s (ETDD) Project of the Year Award at the district’s annual awards breakfast for the new Jolley Park. The inclusive playground park was the vision of the Jolley family, who worked with teachers and...

City officials, members of the Johnson City Public Art Committee, and officials with Johnson City Fire Station No. 4 gathered to install a mural depicting native wildlife created by artist Ernesto Maranje. The public art committee commissioned Maranje for the project earlier this year and the mural...

Ebbtide Holdings, LLC, doing business as TN Composites, will invest $23.1 million to expand its manufacturing operations in White Bluff over the next five years, expecting to create up to 132 new jobs and more than doubling employment at its existing facility. By expanding, TN Composites anticipates...

A circa-1935 rock building on the former campus of Bluff City Middle School will soon be home to a museum dedicated to the history of the Holston River Valley. The Scenes from the Bluffs Heritage Museum will showcase the history and stories of Bluff City, Sullivan County, and the Holston River...

After three years, the $17 million Knoxville Broadway Viaduct reopened to traffic on Aug. 31, 2020. The bridge serves as a critical connection between North and South Knoxville and is used by around 10,000 vehicles per day. The new bridge replaces a previous structure originally built in 1927. The...

Clarksville and Mountain City are among the recipients of six grants totaling more than $37 million from the portion of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds being administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).

Tennessee received $3.725 billion from the ARP, and the...

Symmco Inc. officials announced the company will invest $13.1 million to expand and locate new manufacturing operations in Surgoinsville, creating 86 new jobs in the next five years as the company locates into an existing facility at 386 Phipps Bend Road. Symmco’s expansion to Tennessee will...

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd officials announced the company will invest $612 million in its third major manufacturing expansion since breaking ground on the company’s state-of-the-art Clarksville facility in 2014. Located off International Boulevard, Hankook Tire will create 397 new jobs in...

The Pistol Creek Trestle Bridge is now open on the Alcoa greenway system, connecting Alcoa High School, Marconi Boulevard, and East Edison Street. The bridge is part of the Pistol Creek Greenway Phase IV and is part of a 2.2-mile stretch of the greenway that has been in planning for 10 years. The...

A new theme park allowing families to drive, ride, and operate different construction equipment will soon be opening in Sevierville. The Dig’n Zone Theme Park broke ground on Aug. 23, 2022, and is slated for opening in the spring of next year with price of admission to be determined. The park will...