TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — As people search for relief from our ongoing heat wave, a tubing business in Townsend is helping them beat the heat. Smoky Mountain River Rat, a popular local and tourist ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) – At River Rat: Tubing & Rafting, they specialize in providing fun, family-friendly attractions that welcome guests to soak in the beauty of East Tennessee from a new ...

Threats of thunderstorms didn’t discourage the thirty-odd people who gathered to go tubing in Townsend with Fun with Friends Knoxville on Saturday morning, July 9. Those who showed up saw clouds and ...

The Blount County Sheriff's Office is investigating multiple vehicle break-ins and thefts at River Rat Tubing in Townsend. A van from Central Baptist Church of Fountain City was one of the burglarized ...

A 10-year-old tubing on the Tennessee River died after part of a boat hit her over the Fourth of July weekend, officials said. The girl reportedly was “on a tube being pulled by a pontoon boat” when ...

HARTFORD, Tennessee — River rafting is back in Hartford, almost nine months after historic flooding tied to Hurricane Helene washed away people, homes and businesses. River Rat Rafting Outpost is open ...