After a 30-year nursing career, Deborah "Debbie" Blagg said she was ready for a change and retired. “I thought being a campground owner sounded more fun,” she said. Now she and husband Justin have ...

Several KOA Campgrounds in East Tennessee are now back open. There are KOA campgrounds located in Townsend, Pigeon Forge, Newport and more. Playgrounds, pools and other gathering areas will remain ...

Sometimes a risk is worth taking. It was 1996 when Mark Chipperfield and his wife, Samantha, thought they’d take one. It started to develop when Mark’s father reached out, asking for a helping hand at ...

A new campground and vacation destination has opened at the former site of Tremont Outdoor Resort in Townsend. Owners Carmen and Brad Simpher and Chelly and Kevin Clayton, the CEO of Blount ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — Some people in Townsend are pushing back against new city development plans. The planning commission was expected to vote on rezoning the proposed location Thursday night. That would ...