Tag Archives: Gatlinburg

The City of Gatlinburg announced on Tuesday that it canceled its New Year’s Eve celebration due to COVID-19. “Gatlinburg has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration,” said Marci Claude, public relations manager with the Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. “While the city welcomes its visitors to celebrate the holidays in the Great Smoky ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to “Fall into Volunteerism with Smokies Service Days!” Park staff will lead several single-day volunteer opportunities across the park on Saturdays beginning through November 21. Each experience provides a unique, hands-on opportunity to help care for park campgrounds, historic buildings, and natural resources. This volunteer program helps complete much needed work across ...

Westgate Resorts is pleased to announce the opening of Southern Comfort restaurant – a new Southern-cuisine dining experience located at the award-winning Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa. Southern Comfort restaurant showcases the very best dishes from the South, including low-country, soul food, creole, Cajun and good old southern home-style cooking, and is the first restaurant to open in partnership with the ...

A woman who hand fed a black bear while visiting a Gatlinburg rental cabin and then posted the video online has been charged by wildlife officers. According the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, its officers worked with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources to serve 21-year-old Kristin Hailee Farris, of Danville, Va., with a charge of Illegal Black Bear Feeding in ...

During the week of October 19, Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to provide input on how the park can improve visitor experiences and alleviate congestion at some of its busiest destinations. The public can participate through virtual interactive workshops, online forms, or direct mail. “We look forward to working hand-in-hand with our local communities and visitors from ...

A woman who posted a video online of herself feeding a bear while on vacation in Gatlinburg could face charges. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency confirmed that officers are investigating and have identified the woman seen hand feeding a bear in a viral video posted to the popular social media platform TikTok on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The video had ...

East Tennessee homeowners and renters may qualify for the HomeSource Covid-19 Housing Assistance Program to pay mortgage, rent and utility bills through a new grant made possible by the Cares Act. Through a grant from the State of Tennessee utilizing federal money allocated to the state from the Cares Act, HomeSource east tennessee is offering assistance to homeowners and renters ...

Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon be able to camp again at their favorite Smokies campgrounds. Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is increasing access to additional campgrounds and picnic areas. The National Park Service (NPS) is ...

North Carolina Man Dies in Cades Cove Bicycle Accident Park officials say a man died as a result of a single-bicycle accident on Sunday in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a report of a bicycle accident in Cades Cove at 10:58 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2020. The cyclist, 60-year-old Harold D. Pardue from Elkin, N.C., suffered ...

Sevier County residents, employees and visitors are required for a while longer to wear a face covering in public after Mayor Larry Waters extended the mask mandate on Monday. Waters signed Executive Order 29, with support from city leaders, requiring that face coverings be worn in public through August 29 to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. It is an extension ...