Tag Archives: Gatlinburg

The National Park Service Investigative Services Branch investigators are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of 64-year-old David Junior Carver, whose remains were found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park earlier this month. Carver was last seen at his Rockford, Tenn. home on April 29. His family reported him missing to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office on June ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the dates for viewing synchronous fireflies in Elkmont. Shuttle service to the viewing area will be provided on Thursday, May 30 through Thursday, June 6, 2019. All visitors wishing to view the synchronous fireflies at Elkmont must have a parking pass distributed through the lottery system at www.recreation.gov.  Every year in late ...

Residents and employees of Sevier, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, and Blount Counties are invited to visit Anakeesta for just $5.00 from April 29th  – May 5th, 2019. A portion of the proceeds from this week-long local appreciation days will be donated to the Friends of the Smokies. Friends of the Smokies assists the National Park Service in its mission to preserve ...

The sugar maple tree yields autumn foliage, maple syrup and Tennessee whiskey. Wood from the tree is chopped into planks, stacked in piles and burned to form charcoal. Freshly distilled, un-aged whiskey is filtered over the charcoal in a mysterious, but necessary step known as the Lincoln County Process (LCP). By law, a product cannot be called Tennessee whiskey without ...

The Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund continues to provide for the local community, with Dolly Parton most recently presenting $200,000 to the fire chiefs of the eight volunteer fire departments located in Sevier County. The money, which Parton donated on Saturday, will be used to support the volunteer fire departments in multiple ways. Each department receives $20,000 of the money ...

Sevier County Ripley’s Attractions and Guinness World Records Adventure is hosting a Job Fair for their 7 Ripley’s Sevier County attractions and Guinness World Records Adventure. Ripley’s and Guinness Attractions Job Fair Tuesday, March 19, 20191 pm to 5 pmRipley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg88 River Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738https://www.ripleyaquariums.com/gatlinburg/ The 7 Ripley’s and Guinness World Records Adventure Sevier ...

Gatlinburg-Pittman High School’s music program received a huge donation today from the Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation. An online auction of 70 tickets for Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Gatlinburg grand opening concert raised more than $29,000 and Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation contributed another $25,000, for a total of $54,214 donated to the school’s music program. Shelton, along with Ryman Hospitality Properties ...

Ole Red Gatlinburg, the third Blake Shelton-inspired bar, restaurant and music venue owned and operated by Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., invites guests to ditch their winter blues and have a little fun at “Spring Blake,” a week-long grand opening celebration taking place March 11-17. The venue will host multiple events throughout the week, including a grand opening concert with Blake ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Sugarlands Visitor Center, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Park Headquarters, and all administrative offices are closed today, January 29, 2019 due to winter weather. Currently, most park roads are closed except for the following:  Newfound Gap Road from Gatlinburg to Sugarlands Visitor Center, the Spur between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, and Newfound Gap Road from Cherokee to Smokemont Campground. All facilities are closed and ...

Ole Red Gatlinburg, the Blake Shelton-inspired bar, restaurant and music venue scheduled to open in March, is having a job fair this month. Ole Red’s itchin’ to have a little fun in Gatlinburg, Tennessee this year. With a planned spring 2019 grand opening, the team at Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. is preparing to open the doors of the bar, restaurant ...