Authorities charged a man with first degree murder in the case of a woman found dead at a Gatlinburg residence on Wednesday. Officers from the Gatlinburg Police Department responded to an East Highland Drive residence on Sept. 27, 2017 where they found Melinda Ruth Russell deceased, just one day after her 43rd birthday. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, ...

A motorist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park struck a pedestrian after accidentally hitting the gas pedal on Sunday afternoon. According park spokesperson Jamie Sanders, rangers responded to a reported collision between two vehicles in the Newfound Gap parking lot on Sept. 24, 2017. The collision resulted in property damage only. In order to not impede traffic flow through ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a volunteer trail maintenance workday on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 in celebration of the 24th annual National Public Lands Day. Participants are invited to participate on a trail rehabilitation project along the Clingmans Dome Bypass Trail from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Volunteers will perform trail maintenance including installation of drainage features, rehabilitation ...

Sevier County residents and workers may visit Anakeesta in Gatlinburg for free during Sevier County Days. The family attraction opened to the public earlier this month and boasts a tree canopy walk, ziplining, shopping, dining, children’s activities and a unique Chondola ride. Guests begin with a scenic ride from downtown Gatlinburg to the summit of Anakeesta mountain on a Chondola ...

A masked robber got away with cash and an employee’s vehicle after an early morning armed robbery of Ober Gatlinburg on Sunday. According to the Gatlinburg Police Department, an employee was in the accounting office at Ober Gatlinburg, 1338 Ski Mountain Road, at about 6 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2017 when a masked person kicked open the locked door and ...

Rain showers on Wednesday brought an end to firefighting operations for the English Mountain fire. The English Mountain fire was first reported to Sevier County dispatch on Friday night. Firefighters from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry have been battling the fire since Saturday, but the remote area and terrain made operations difficult. On Tuesday, Black Hawk helicopters ...

Black Hawk helicopters joined efforts to contain the English Mountain fire on Tuesday by dropping water on the active fireline and areas at risk of catching fire. The wildfire on English Mountain, located in the Breeden Brand Road and Wildwood Way area, was first reported to to Sevier County dispatch Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, and has since grown to 220 ...

Officials said Monday morning that firefighting crews have the 200-acre English Mountain fire 70% contained. Crews from the Tennessee Department of Forestry will light backfires again today in an effort to contain a fire located in the Breeden Brand Road and Wildwood Way area on English Mountain in Sevier County. The fire grew to 200 acres over the weekend since ...

UPDATED Tuesday, August 22 – After eleven days missing, 18-year-old Austin Bohanan walked out of the remote backcountry area near Panther Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bohanan was last seen Friday, August 11 while hiking off-trail in a remote area of the park and was reported missing on Sunday, August 13. Search ...

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 Tennessee Attractions announced today that residents of Tennessee may visit any of its eight Sevier County attractions for $10 per person, per attraction during the $10 for Tennessee special running August 7–31, 2017. Special discount ...