Trillium Gap Trail Rehabilitation Begins May 13
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that a 2-year trail rehabilitation project will begin next…
Park Celebrates Tourism Week with Local Communities
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is pleased to announce the selection of Joy Absher as the…
Park Announces Synchronous Firefly Viewing Dates
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the dates for firefly viewing in Elkmont. Shuttle…
69th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage Held in Great Smoky Mountains National Park & Gatlinburg
The 69th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage celebrates the beauty of the season with opportunities to…
Gatlinburg Presents Earth Week in the Smokies
Presented by Hilton Garden Inn Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg celebrates environmental sustainability and community with unique Earth Day-inspired events held…
Park Announces Spring Opening Schedule
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials finalized the 2019 spring opening schedule for park facilities. Most…
Gatlinburg Celebrates Easter Weekend with a Schedule of Holiday-Related Events and gatherings.
Just in time for the season, Great Smoky Easter Arts and Crafts Show arrives to put…
Get Inspired During “Hands On Gatlinburg” Weekend and Learn to Make Artwork from Expert Crafters
Spring into the new season by getting in touch with your creative side during “Hands On…
Park and EBCI Finalize Agreement Allowing Sochan Gathering
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI) finalized a…
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Park Recruits ‘Adopt-a-Plot’ Volunteers
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a monitoring plot in areas throughout the park. In an effort to track…
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,…
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Park Recruits ‘Adopt-a-Plot’ Volunteers
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a monitoring plot in areas throughout the park. In an effort to…
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…
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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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Trillium Gap Trail Rehabilitation Begins May 13
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that a 2-year trail rehabilitation project will begin next week on Trillium Gap Trail. Due to the construction…
Park Celebrates Tourism Week with Local Communities
Park Announces Synchronous Firefly Viewing Dates
Park Announces Spring Opening Schedule
Park and EBCI Finalize Agreement Allowing Sochan Gathering
Park Plans Prescribed Burn Operation in Lynn Hollow
Park Launches ‘SmokyMtnU’
Park Recruits ‘Adopt-a-Plot’ Volunteers
Park Announces New Chief Ranger
Park Plans Prescribed Burn in Cades Cove
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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…