Tag Archives: COVID-19

Visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park should be aware of recent facilities closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that campgrounds, picnic areas, and restrooms will be closed on Monday, March 23 through Thursday, April 30, in a continuing effort to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the ...

Tennessee health officials confirmed a second Sevier County COVID-19 case on Saturday. The Saturday, March 21, 2020 COVID-19 update from the Tennessee Department of Health included a second confirmed case of of COVID-19 in Sevier County. A total of 371 cases are now confirmed in the state, with 140 cases confirmed in Davidson County. The agency noted that cases among ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is addressing Coronavirus-related delays in state firearms background checks. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would like to explain the reasons for delays customers and firearms dealers may have experienced this week while securing a firearms background check or appeal in the state, and the steps being taken to ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Sugarlands, Oconaluftee, and Cades Cove Visitor Centers are closed until further notice as a safety precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and recommendations from state and local public health in consultation with NPS Public Health Service officers, these facilities are closed for the ...

The Tennessee Department of Health announced Monday its first confirmed case of Coronavirus in Sevier County and that the total number of cases is now 52 statewide. According to the update on March 16, 2020, Davidson has the most active COVID-19 cases at 25, followed by 18 in Williamson, 2 in Shelby and one in each of Campbell, Hamilton, Jefferson, ...