Tag Archives: Gatlinburg

A man was found dead inside the historic Smokemont Baptist Church in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Park Service are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in the Smokemont Baptist Church on March 29, 2015 as a homicide. Smokemont Baptist Church, also known ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have reopened the Whiteoak Sink area with limited access effective April 1 through May 15 to limit human disturbance in critical bat habitat and help hikers avoid interactions with bats. Park biologists will continue monitoring bat populations near the site as they emerge from winter hibernacula to collect population, ecological and behavioral data that ...

Two events in Gatlinburg this month will feature Tennessee wines. Gatlinburg’s Wine, Dine and Art Crawl and the Smoky Mountain Wine Fest will give wine enthusiasts the opportunity to sample wines made in Tennessee. During the Wine, Dine and Art Crawl on Friday evening, April 10, 2015, guests will enjoy Tennessee wines and hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants during private, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that a project to repave 4.3 miles of Newfound Gap Road will begin on April 13, 2015. This work is part of a multi-phased rehabilitation project started in 2007. The section to be resurfaced extends from Sugarlands Visitor Center south to Chimney’s Picnic Area where the last phase ended. This section of Newfound ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced plans to open Clingmans Dome Road this weekend beginning Friday, March 27, 2015 as weather permits. Due to mild temperatures this week, park crews have been able to prepare the road and facilities for the seasonal spring opening ahead of schedule allowing additional opportunities for visitors to reach the popular destination. Accessible by ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire management officials plan to conduct a controlled burn of an 80-acre field east of Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove. Weather permitting, burn operations will occur on Wednesday, March 25. The selected field will be burned as part of a cost-effective strategy to prevent the open fields from being reclaimed by forest. These seasonal controlled ...

If you love pets and want to save 100 animals, fix just one cat or dog. This is the message of Sevier County Humane Society’s SPOT (Stop Pet Overpopulation Today) program. SPOT is the low cost spay and neuter program that fixed over 1000 animals in 2014. According to Julie Jacobson, program manager for the statewide spay and neuter referral ...

After a cold and snowy winter here in Sevier County, the first daffodils coloring the landscape are a welcome sight and the best way to celebrate the arrival of spring is to take part in the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. The 64th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage will be held April 21-25, 2015 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Gatlinburg, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire management officials are planning a 550-acre prescribed burn in the Wash Ridge unit adjacent to Cataloochee Valley in North Carolina. Weather permitting, burn operations could begin as early as Wednesday, March 18th, and may continue intermittently through mid-April. The burn is part of the larger multi-year prescribed fire project where fire managers have been ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announce the spring opening schedule for park facilities for the 2015 season. Campgrounds and secondary roads will begin opening Friday, March 13. The schedule follows: Roads – Secondary Roads are scheduled to open as follows: Forge Creek Road will open on March 6; Clingmans Dome Road will open on April 1; Round Bottom/Straight Fork ...