Park to Restore Accessibility and Some Basic Visitor Services
Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced today that recently closed areas of the park will once…
Gatlinburg Welcomes 2019 With New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Fireworks Show Celebration
On Monday, December 31, Gatlinburg will ring in the new year under the cover of the…
Park Plans Prescribed Burn in Cades Cove
Over the last 20 years, park managers have conducted these burns during the spring and fall…
Experience Gatlinburg Winter Magic this Holiday Season
Wintertime visitors of Gatlinburg are in for a flurry of action-packed activities this holiday season, highlighted…
Park Hosts Star Gazing Event at Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society, will offer a…
45th Annual Gatlinburg Festival of Trees: A glittering tradition that can’t be missed
The holiday season has arrived in Gatlinburg with one of the city’s greatest Christmas traditions, the…
Park, Congressional Leaders, and Governor Dedicate Foothills Parkway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials were joined by Senator Lamar Alexander, Congressman John J. Duncan,…
Don’t Forget to Check Smoke Alarm Batteries When You ‘Fall Back’ This Weekend
The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) reminds Tennesseans to check their smoke alarms and carbon…
Park Hosts Walking Opportunity on the Foothills Parkway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to walk approximately two miles along the new…
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Park Hosts Volunteer Trail Opportunity for N…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a volunteer trail maintenance workday on Saturday, September 22, 2018, in celebration of the 25th annual National Public…
Taste of Autumn 2018: An Evening of Fab Food…
Gatlinburg celebrates the beginning of the fall season with an evening filled with delicious signature dishes from area restaurants and top-notch entertainment at the…
Gatlinburg Sports Complex Records $45.7 Mill…
Rocky Top Sports World continued to ‘Compete at a HIGHER Level’ by welcoming over 120,000 athletes and spectators in its fourth year of operation.…
Celebrating Cosby: Yesterday, Today and Tomo…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are excited to announce the “Celebrating Cosby: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” community programs to be held every Friday…
Rocky Top Sports World to Honor Coach Pat Su…
Rocky Top Sports World, managed by The Sports Facilities Management, will be honoring the late Pat Summitt, former University of Tennessee Women’s Head Basketball Coach,…
Asheville Volunteer Group Repairs Historic P…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently received help to restore key elements of the historic Palmer Barn. Asheville building contractor Sean Perry and his…
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Park Hosts Volunteer Trail Opportunity for National Public Lands Day
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a volunteer trail maintenance workday on Saturday, September 22, 2018, in celebration of the 25th annual National…
Taste of Autumn 2018: An Evening of Fab Food & the Fab Four
Gatlinburg celebrates the beginning of the fall season with an evening filled with delicious signature dishes from area restaurants and top-notch entertainment at…
Gatlinburg Sports Complex Records $45.7 Million in Economic Impact
Rocky Top Sports World continued to ‘Compete at a HIGHER Level’ by welcoming over 120,000 athletes and spectators in its fourth year of…
Celebrating Cosby: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are excited to announce the “Celebrating Cosby: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” community programs to be held every…
Rocky Top Sports World to Honor Coach Pat Summitt
Rocky Top Sports World, managed by The Sports Facilities Management, will be honoring the late Pat Summitt, former University of Tennessee Women’s Head Basketball…
Asheville Volunteer Group Repairs Historic Palmer Barn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently received help to restore key elements of the historic Palmer Barn. Asheville building contractor Sean Perry and…
Gatlinburg Earns National Recognition for Wildfire Preparedness
The city of Gatlinburg, Tenn. will host a ceremony to celebrate earning Firewise USA recognition on May 23 at 3 p.m. EDT at…
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The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) reminds Tennesseans to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when setting their clocks back one hour Sunday, Nov. 4,…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today released new labor statistics that showed unemployment across Tennessee continued at near-historic…
Attorney General Herbert Slatery III today joined a coalition of 33 attorneys general calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Acting Director Mick Mulvaney to continue…
Sending and receiving money is easier than ever before thanks to electronic fund transfers, often called person-to-person (or P2P) payment systems. Person-to-person payment systems, like PayPal, Venmo, and…
American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Recommendations for Teen Drivers
October is Let’s Talk Month!
98th Anniversary Of The Ratification Of 19th Amendment
Tennessee Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increase in 2017
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Fee/Hedrick Theaters Offer Sevier County Days
The Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group, one of the largest show production companies in the southeast, is holding Sevier County Days from now until Nov. 10, 2017 in Pigeon…
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center to Host 10th Annual Quilters’ Roadshow
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will host the 10th annual Quilters’ Roadshow on Saturday, October 28, 2017, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in a celebration of color,…
‘Meet the Author’ Events Planned in National Park This Fall
A full slate of “Meet the Author/Artist” events are being planned in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the coming weeks. During their visits to each of the…
Park Hosts Star Gazing Event at Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountains Astronomical Society, will offer a stargazing program in Cades Cove on Saturday, September 23, 2017 beginning at…
Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival; Fall Foliage and Fun For All
It’s the most stunning time of the year in Gatlinburg – the arrival of autumn. With the best of the Great Smoky Mountains’ vivid foliage and lodging at…
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Park to Restore Accessibility and Some Basic Visitor Services
Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced today that recently closed areas of the park will once again be accessible to visitors beginning Sunday, January 13.…
Park Plans Prescribed Burn in Cades Cove
Park Hosts Star Gazing Event at Cades Cove
Park, Congressional Leaders, and Governor Dedicate Foothills Parkway
Park Hosts Walking Opportunity on the Foothills Parkway
Park Reopens Bote Mountain Trail
Park Reopens Bull Head Trail and Sugarland Mountain Trail
Park Announces Foothills Parkway Opening
Biodiversity Inventory Reaches 1,000 New Species Mark
Body of Missing Hiker Located Tuesday Afternoon
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Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament Kicks Off in April
This spring marks the much anticipated Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament, a two-day tournament that gives…
Merry Christmas from the Gatlinburg Daily Post!
Happy Labor Day 2017 from the Gatlinburg Daily Post
Happy Father’s Day from the Gatlinburg Daily Post
Happy Memorial Day from the Gatlinburg Daily Post
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Gatlinburg Earns National Recognition for Wildfire Preparedness
The city of Gatlinburg, Tenn. will host a ceremony to celebrate earning Firewise USA recognition on…
Haslam Forms Working Group To Review School Safety, Make Immediate Safety Recommendations To Enhance Security
Senator Corker Announces Plans To Leave Senate
Hurricane Irma Evacuees in Tennessee May Be Eligible for Unemployment Benefits
Corker Statement on Nomination of Doug Overbey to be U.S. Attorney
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Talented Acts Sought for Summer Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales
Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales is looking for storytellers, artisans, vocalists, dancers and musicians with self-contained…
Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival Back for 5th Year
America’s Got Talent Finalist to Headline Sevierville’s 12th Annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, May 20-21, 2016
TNECD Approves Grant for “Million Dollar Quartet” Production
Christmas Comes to Life at Dixie Stampede, Starting November 3, 2015
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What Do High School Athletes, Their Parents and Coaches Know About Concussion?
Most high school athletes, their parents and coaches can identify the possible effects of concussion, but…