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Park rangers have found a mother and son who became lost and spent the night in the park Sunday. Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers found two missing hikers, a woman and her son from Fond Du Lac, Wis., who had been reported being lost in the park on Sunday, June 7, 2015. Christy Barns, 40, and her son, Casey, ...

A huge used book sale is planned for June 11- 13, 2015 at King Family Library in Sevierville. More than 30,000 books presently stored on the third floor of the King Family Library must be moved in the next few weeks to make way for library renovations. King Family Library Book Sale hours are: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. – ...

Park officials announced today that a body, believed to be that of a missing hiker, has been found in the park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers have discovered a body matching the description of missing hiker Jenny Bennett in the Lester Prong area of Greenbrier, above campsite 31 on Monday, June 8, 2015. According to a post on the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed several trails and backcountry campsites in the Hazel Creek section of the park due to a bear incident occurring at approximately 10:30 p.m. on June 6, 2015. A 16-year old male from Ohio was pulled from his hammock by a bear and injured at backcountry campsite 84, which is 4.5 miles from ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the completion of an enhancement and restoration project of a 4,613-foot section of Chilogatee Branch and four of its tributaries totaling 744 feet within the park. The streams had been degraded by clearing of riparian forest, channel relocations, and unrestricted livestock access prior to the property’s inclusion in the park. The project was ...

A ceremony was held this week to swear in members of the Gatlinburg City Commission. Mike Helton, Mike Werner and Jerry Hays, city commissioners re-elected in the Gatlinburg Municipal Election held in May, were sworn in June 1, 2015 in a ceremony at City Hall. Judge Jerry McCarter performed the ceremony, which was witnessed by fellow Gatlinburg city commissioners and ...

As the days start to get longer and warmer, cattle will need more water. It is easy to forget that something as common as water is a vitally important nutrient for cattle. “We often take it for granted because it is more abundant here in the southeast than it is in some other parts of the country,” says University of ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were presented with 15 high-performance search and rescue jackets by donors to support field rangers in inclement weather. Rangers respond to approximately 100 search and rescue incidents annually, many of which occur during hazardous weather conditions in the backcounty. Local community members in Sevier County led efforts to raise funds for the park’s search ...

Cat owners should not feed their cat certain varieties of Rachael Ray Nutrish wet cat food because elevated levels of vitamin D found in the product have caused serious illness, prompting the manufacturer to issue a cat food recall. Ainsworth Pet Nutrition of Meadville, Penn. is recalling five varieties of Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® wet cat food due to potentially elevated ...

Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett will speak Thursday, June 11, 2015 at a Joint Hospitality and Tourism Associations Meeting sponsored by Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association and hosted by The Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Triplett is expected to discuss his background and what inspires him as the new commissioner for tourist development. Also, he will focus ...