Beginning in January, the National Park Service will begin a multi-year project to improve safety and infrastructure on the Gatlinburg Spur, the scenic road connecting Pigeon Forge and ...

Four new millipede species have been discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, highlighting ongoing biodiversity ...

A multi-year construction project along the Gatlinburg Spur will cause lane closures beginning in January. Here’s what ...

This week on Living East Tennessee, Noemy Sanchez visited Wears Valley Ranch, a Christian children’s home and school nestled against the Great Smoky Mountains in ...

People enjoy hiking for a variety of reasons, but the Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers an odd but intriguing one.

There's something about a mountain that's truly sublime. Whether you're standing in the shadows of a majestic mount or reveling in the panoramas atop a peak, mountains truly are Mother Nature's most ...

A summer storm once chased me off Douglas Lake, and the shelter I found was a tiny dockside café that tasted like home. That dash through the rain turned into a mission to map the best lakeside bites ...

This not-so-secret Smoky Mountain gem was named the best small town in Tennessee. World Atlas dubbed Townsend as the best small town in Tennessee for a three-day weekend. The town borders Great Smoky ...

When the Smoky Mountains trade autumn gold for winter’s hush, Blount County lights up with homespun holiday magic. Tree lightings glow beneath mountain stars, fireside concerts fill the air with ...

Lee Zimmerman Correspondent for The Daily Times Nov 26, 2025 Nov 26, 2025 In many ways, Dolly Parton and the Christmas season have much in common. The joy they inspire tends to linger long after the ...