A free music festival in Gatlinburg called the Mountain Tough Benefit will feature the Zac Brown Band and be broadcast live to raise funds for wildfire recovery. The November fires in Gatlinburg took a steep toll in lives, homes and businesses, touching anyone who cherishes the culture of East Tennessee and its musical soul. Answering the call to help, Ole ...

In a video message released Thursday, Dolly Parton announced a new effort by The Dollywood Company and The Dollywood Foundation to establish a fund to assist the victims of the Great Smoky Mountain wildfires in Tennessee. The new My People Fund will provide $1000 each month to Sevier County families who lost their homes. “I’ve always believed charity begins at ...

In less than 48 hours, thousands of individual donors contributed more than $100,000 to Friends of the Smokies in support of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on #GivingTuesday. One hundred percent of these donations will help meet the greatest needs of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, beginning immediately with emergency relief efforts related to the recent wildfires. “We are truly ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has established a hotline to coordinate reports of missing persons in the areas affected by the recent wildfires in East Tennessee. Those wishing to report missing individuals believed to be in the affected areas of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Wears Valley may contact 1-800-TBI-FIND. Callers should be prepared to relay as much identifying information as ...

The Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., has been involved in helping responders and victims of the Smoky Mountain fires and announced a $100,000 donation to fire relief efforts. The folks from Fee/Hedrick’s “Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Feud” fed people displaced from the fires a free lunch on Tuesday. The co-owners of Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment, David Fee and ...

Local organizations are collecting wildfire relief donations to help first responders and people evacuated from fire stricken areas of Sevier County. People have expressed a willingness to make donations of money and supplies to aid first responders and people impacted by the wildfires that have devastated Gatlinburg and many other areas of Sevier County. Below is a list of some ...

The American Red Cross has opened a shelter to serve local residents of Mynatt Park endangered by the Gatlinburg fire. Gatlinburg Fire officials report that a spot fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near the Twin Creeks Picnic Pavilion off Cherokee Orchard Road that flared up just before noon on Monday, combined with the low humidity and the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee Orchard Road, Elkmont Road, and several trails due to the Chimney 2 Fire. As of Monday morning, Nov. 28, 2016, the fire has grown to approximately 500 acres in size overnight due to extreme, sustained winds over 20 mph. National Park Service fire crews are focusing on suppression ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials celebrated the completion of a 2-year trail rehabilitation project on Alum Cave Trail on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. Alum Cave Trail is one of the most popular trails in the park, leading hikers to iconic areas including Arch Rock, Inspiration Point, Alum Cave Bluffs, Mt. Le Conte, and LeConte Lodge. The trail was reopened, ...

A Grand Opening celebration was held for the new AFC Urgent Care/Family Care in Sevierville on Friday. Larry Kugler and his business partners, along with their Medical Directors Dr. Todd Rudolph and Dr. Natasha Ballard, through their exclusive territorial rights are expanded their operations of the AFC Urgent Care/Family Care model with a center on 713 Winfield Dunn Parkway #9 ...