{"id":306,"date":"2026-05-06T19:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:31:01","slug":"news-briefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=306","title":{"rendered":"News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"306\" class=\"elementor elementor-306\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6754d34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6754d34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd70b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cd70b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d83cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d83cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News Briefs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfe2a5 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"7dfe2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even\" data-page=\"306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"7\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=717\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/MHDC-McNabb-Development.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/MHDC-McNabb-Development.webp 649w, https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/MHDC-McNabb-Development-300x251.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=717\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Maryville Housing Authority to Increase\u00a0 Low-Income Housing Opportunities in 2026<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=717\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tMaryville Housing Authority to Increase\u00a0 Low-Income Housing Opportunities in 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Maryville Housing Development Corporation announced it will break ground this month on a $3 million, 11-unit housing complex near the Blount County Health Department on McNabb Place.&nbsp; The development will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. The project is part of a broader effort to improve existing properties \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?author=6\" title=\"Posts by Robert Berlin\" rel=\"author\">Robert Berlin<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"2390002\" class=\"e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2390002\">Past Stories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd244a9 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"bd244a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_blog_columns_number&quot;:&quot;25%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_grid&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_layout&quot;:&quot;even&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_tablet&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;premium_blog_columns_number_mobile&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-even\" data-page=\"306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=714\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1454\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Great-Smoky-Mountains-Winter-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Great-Smoky-Mountains-Winter-2.webp 1454w, https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Great-Smoky-Mountains-Winter-2-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Great-Smoky-Mountains-Winter-2-1024x629.webp 1024w, https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Great-Smoky-Mountains-Winter-2-768x472.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1454px) 100vw, 1454px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=714\" target=\"_blank\"><span>GSMP Survives Proposed Funding Cuts<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=714\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tGSMP Survives Proposed Funding Cuts\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The National Park System remained open and funded thanks to federal appropriations approved Jan. 23, despite a partial government shutdown in early February. The Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ensured $2.88 billion in funding for the country\u2019s national parks through the end of FY2026 \u2013 \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?author=6\" title=\"Posts by Robert Berlin\" rel=\"author\">Robert Berlin<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=712\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tZoning Ordinance Changes Streamline Permit Processes and References, Control Density\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">A new version of Louisville\u2019s zoning ordinances approved Jan. 13 will increase clarity for developers, according to city staff. The new document collects amendments to its outdated predecessor and consolidates the regulatory framework to streamline permitting and reference. Business owners, Louisville Building and Codes Official Barry Otinger said, can now \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?author=6\" title=\"Posts by Robert Berlin\" rel=\"author\">Robert Berlin<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=709\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Festival-2024-214.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-710\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Festival-2024-214.webp 1500w, https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Festival-2024-214-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Festival-2024-214-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Festival-2024-214-768x511.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=709\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Townsend eyes permit change to reduce\u00a0 event uncertainty, streamline approvals<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=709\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tTownsend eyes permit change to reduce\u00a0 event uncertainty, streamline approvals\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Townsend staff said a proposed ordinance would shift special event permit approvals from a public vote by the Townsend Commission to an administrative review by city staff, a change officials say is intended to streamline the process without increasing the number of events. Under the new framework, applications would be \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?author=6\" title=\"Posts by Robert Berlin\" rel=\"author\">Robert Berlin<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=386\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tPistol Creek Stormwater Work to Begin Immediately, Prepare for Future Development\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Alcoa will pay $1.2 million for stormwater infrastructure off Faraday Street, setting the stage to open an interior section of the Springbrook Farm development.&nbsp; The scheduled work will begin immediately and allow construction on the Werner Avenue corridor to continue. It also enables installations like the anticipated Alcoa Costco location.&nbsp; \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?author=7\" title=\"Posts by Mathaus Schwarzen\" rel=\"author\">Mathaus Schwarzen<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=384\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tDonations, Grants Fund Louisville Park Improvements and Disc Golf Course\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Public input and grant dollars are fueling Louisville\u2019s park improvements, with several hundred thousand dollars set to enable work on the Poland Creek Campground and Recreation Area and Town Hall Playground.&nbsp; Town officials have also approved plans for a disc golf course near the town hall.&nbsp; The plans stem from \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-author premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-user fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?author=7\" title=\"Posts by Mathaus Schwarzen\" rel=\"author\">Mathaus Schwarzen<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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target=\"_blank\"><span>Townsend Prepares for Annual Winter Beer Fest<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=132\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tTownsend Prepares for Annual Winter Beer Fest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Company Distilling in Townsend will play host to the annual Tennessee Winter Beer Fest Feb. 21, an event that has raised more than $266,000 to date for the New Hope Children\u2019s Advocacy Center.&nbsp; The hoppy celebration promises all-you-can-drink access to at least 20 breweries and helps fill an expanding gap 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Changes Streamline Permit Processes and References, Control Density\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=384\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tDonations, Grants Fund Louisville Park Improvements and Disc Golf Course\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-3c66485a-914520e e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3c66485a\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3c66485a\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"3ca86d2e\" class=\"e-3ca86d2e-a079b60 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"3ca86d2e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=283\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-heading-link-base\">\n\t\tMARYVILLE\n\t<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f625b75 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"2f625b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=683\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRush hemp farms moving operations to NC\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=657\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tFounder of Van Metre School of Dance, Appalachia Ballet dies at 86\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=392\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tBroadway Commercial Real Estate upgrades bring three additional storefronts to area\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=390\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tAllevia Technology buys Historic bank building\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-347f6ad3-96dd6e4 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"347f6ad3\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"347f6ad3\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"327b5104\" class=\"e-327b5104-fabf383 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"327b5104\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=288\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-heading-link-base\">\n\t\tROCKFORD\n\t<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7753e27 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"7753e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Blount-County-Business-News_February-2026_BCB07853-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-671\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=669\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=669\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tWildflower garden center preparing to open location in rockford\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-549bd56c-873b9eb e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"549bd56c\"  data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"549bd56c\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"2a15f7aa\" class=\"e-2a15f7aa-77cd3c1 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2a15f7aa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?page_id=289\" target=\"_self\" class=\"e-heading-link-base\">\n\t\tTOWNSEND\n\t<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b6cd32 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"66b6cd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"306\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Festival-2024-214-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-710\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=709\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=709\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tTownsend eyes permit change to reduce\u00a0 event uncertainty, streamline approvals\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>February 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container 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target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/businessnews.blountcounty.news\/?p=132\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tTownsend Prepares for Annual Winter Beer Fest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr 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