Tag Archives: Gatlinburg

A day filled with music, prizes and fun activities for kids is planned for Saturday in Gatlinburg at the Back-to-School Bash. The Gatlinburg Farmers Market Kids Back-to-School Bash will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016. The market will have live music by local band Boogertown Gap, a train from Pete’s Railroad, a fire truck provided by the Gatlinburg Fire Department, ...

Tourists from Ohio captured a black bear bandit on video as it rifled through belongings in the back of their vehicle at a Gatlinburg rental cabin. According to a video posted to YouTube on Aug. 16, 2016, a group of visitors had just arrived at their rental cabin in Gatlinburg and were unpacking their luggage from the back of the ...

A South Carolina man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a man last year inside the historic Smokemont Baptist Church in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison. During a hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger ordered 23-year-old Forrest Dakota Hill, of Easley, S.C., to serve 200 months ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash and City of Gatlinburg Mayor Mike Werner invite the public to join them on a hike along the Gatlinburg Trail in the Smokies on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at 9 a.m. in honor of the National Park Service Centennial. Hikers should meet in front of Sugarlands Visitor Center to begin the 4-mile, ...

Dove Award-winning Difference Media recording artist Canton Junction is set to bring their “Get Your Praise On” tour to the Gatlinburg Convention Center on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. as a part of the weekend long Gatlinburg Gathering event. The evening will also feature Canton Junction founding member Pastor Matt Hagee as a featured speaker. Join us for ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash announced that Nigel A. Fields has been selected as the next Chief of Resource Education. He replaces Liz Dupree, who retired at the end of last year. Nigel most recently served as the Chief of Interpretation and Education for New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and ...

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and Ripley’s Attractions announced Wednesday the showing of the new Pearl Harbor Exhibit with a special ceremony and also presented their new additions to the Ripley attractions. A new world record was also set at the event. Commissioner Kevin Triplett of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development spoke and singer Con Hunley mesmerized the audience ...

Admission is just $10 for Tennessee residents to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and other Ripley’s Tennessee Attractions during a special event this month. Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and Ripley’s Tennessee Attractions announced today that all residents of Tennessee can buy tickets for admission to any of the 8 attractions for $10 per ticket Aug. 15–28, 2016. Special discount ...

We are trying to find a way to get a message to someone in the legislature that can change how overnight rental cabins are being classified as “single family dwellings” even though some have 16 bedrooms. They only pay the 25% tax basis instead of the 40% for commercial use. We are talking to our neighbors and friends, as this ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the temporary closure of the Ramsey Cascades Trail due to a damaged foot log caused by a fallen tree that is blocking access along the route. The foot log spans a section of Ramsey Prong which is too swift and deep to allow hikers to safely rock-hop across river. The popular, four-mile trail ...