Tag Archives: Gatlinburg

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers, volunteers, and park partners came together to bring the Smokies to Latino communities of Knoxville during National Hispanic Heritage Month with the Encuentre Su Parque (Find Your Park) event on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 100 participants from Latino communities throughout Knoxville attended the event held at Sugarlands Visitor Center where attendees were able ...

Actor, singer and songwriter Tom Wopat will be appearing in Gatlinburg on Saturday for a meet and greet event, then later an intimate evening of music and conversation. Wopat springboarded to fame in 1979 when he won the role of Luke Duke in the TV series “The Dukes of Hazzard.” Following the cancellation of the series in 1985, he went ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire management staff plan to burn approximately 420 acres of fields east of Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove. Weather permitting, burn operations will occur between Tuesday, Oct. 4 and Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 Visitors should expect to see firefighters and equipment along Hyatt Lane and the Cades Cove Loop Road near ...

You may have already seen them rolling low and slow down the Gatlinburg Parkway. Slammed cars, customized cars that are low to the ground, are in town for a new car show called the Slammedenuff Gatlinburg. According to show owner Charlan Buenaventura, Slammedenuff is an automotive lifestyle company he began after people frequently asked him if his car was “Slammedenuff,” ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency along with multiple partners have developed a new task force to focus on bear management in Sevier County and surrounding communities. This new educational initiative is being referred to as the BearWise Task Force and is sponsored by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The program focuses on informing the public how to live ...

Keep Sevier Beautiful will be holding their annual Fall Roads & Rivers Day on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “Roads & Rivers Day is a great opportunity for our community to come together to keep Sevier County clean and beautiful,” noted Executive Director Lisa Bryant. “Not only for our residents, but also for the many ...

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting over 70 silk paintings by 36 national and international artists in two exhibitions. The exhibitions are in conjunction with the Silk Painters International’s (SPIN) biennial conference “Silk in Transition” being held at Arrowmont Oct. 7-15, 2016. Arrowmont invites the public to view the exhibitions and attend the reception. Admission is free. Silk ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountains Astronomical Society, will offer a stargazing program in Cades Cove on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Experienced astronomers and numerous telescopes will be on hand at the star party to provide a discovery of the fall sky’s position of stars, galaxies, and constellations, including the Milky ...

Local law enforcement began making arrests on Thursday after a Sevier County Grand Jury returned presentments on more than sixty alleged drug dealers resulting from an undercover narcotics investigation. The Sevier County Street Crimes Narcotics Unit, a task force made up of officers from each of the local departments, conducted the 8-month undercover operation dubbed “Déjà Vu.” Officers from Sevier ...

Combine beautiful surroundings with craft shows, special events, great food and plenty of fun things to do during the Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival and visitors are guaranteed a memorable trip to Gatlinburg this fall season. Autumn in Gatlinburg is a special time of year. Set against the backdrop of mountains painted with brilliant autumn color, Gatlinburg is consistently recognized as ...