Latest news stories from around the Great Smoky Mountains.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a star gazing event on Friday, Sept. 7 at one of Haywood County’s clearest views of the sky: Purchase Knob, home to the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center. >> Read Complete Article
Human remains found about a mile from the Sugarlands Visitors Center are thought to be those of a missing hiker, park officials said Tuesday. >> Read Complete Article
The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival is a special event of the city of Gatinburg being held to “Celebrate Our Appalachian Musical Roots.” World renowned “HIT” makers and singer/songwriters will fill venues with ongoing performances in downtown Gatlinburg, Aug. 23-25. >> Read Complete Article
To familiarize visitors with the cultural history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, as well as to remind locals what the Sevier County area used to be like, the National Park Service hosted a free story-telling and musical performance on Saturday afternoon. >> Read Complete Article
The National Park Service confirms two people were killed when severe storms ripped through the Great Smoky Mountains. >> Read Complete Article
Authorities searched Tuesday for a man they say sexually assaulted and stabbed a lone hiker at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. >> Read Complete Article
High on a ridgeline in Great Smoky Mountains National park near Wears Valley, a giant walks. Nothing from mythology, this giant is actually a huge gantry crane used to transport sections of the 790-foot-long bridge being built on the Wears Valley side of the 1.65 mile “missing link” of the Foothills Parkway. >> Read Complete
Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have suspended searches for two missing men. >> Read Complete Article
Sometimes, you have to pay to play. But that mantra had a mixed reaction Wednesday with the announcement by the National Park Service that those who camp in the Smokies backcountry will pay $4 a night. >> Read Complete Article
The observation tower at Look Rock on the Foothills Parkway closed for construction on Monday, February 27 and is scheduled to reopen March 23. Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said a new police radio repeater will be installed by the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. The upgrade will improve communication for the sheriff
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