KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Ijams Nature Center announced Thursday that Mead’s Quarry Lake will be closed longer than expected after a portion of the rock wall at the back of the attraction came ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — Quarry Lake is closed to the public for a few weeks while its beach is restored. About 3,000 tons — or 125 truckloads — of fresh sand is currently being dumped at the beach ...

through the Missouri Mining Commission, had issued to Mid-States Materials to mine limestone at a site to be named the Bates City Quarry. The court on Tuesday reversed the mining commission’s ...

A handful of large rockslides have given the back wall at Mead's Quarry Lake a more stable angle. Ijams Nature Center added a "no-go" zone around the wall last summer after a rockslide created a ...

Once finished, the quarry lake will have several new features, including floating swim and beach platforms, changing rooms, new bathrooms, and a vendor pavilion. The city is also upgrading ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After a large rock fall on Saturday, Meads Quarry Lake and Tharp's Trail at Ijams Nature Center are closed. Ijams said geologists from the Tennessee Geological Survey will ...