The Indigenous Peoples Coalition chair is at the forefront of the movement to give the park its ancient Shawnee name ...

Ongoing road closures from Hurricane Helene's storm damage are creating traffic problems in Polk County, Tennessee, where ...

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians sees effects to tourism and agriculture after Helene, but uses tribe's resources to send aid ...

We received quite a bit of damage, but nothing like people east of Cherokee,” Anthony Sequoyah, the Eastern Band’s secretary ...

It connects the Cherokee National Forest to the Nantahala ... its ways through the Great Smoky Mountains near the Little Tennessee River for 54 miles. The byway is one of the more rural routes ...

ACCORDING TO TOURISM OFFICIALS IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SWAIN GRAHAM MACON CHEROKEE, JACKSON HAYWOOD ... Natural AreaMount Mitchell State ParkNew River State ParkRendezvous MountainSouth Mountains ...

WHITE BASS: No reports of fish over the previous week. CRAPPIE: Anglers are targeting the fall bite but no reports of fish over the previous week. SUNFISH/BREAM: No reports of fish over the previous ...

Bigger, stronger bridges along I-40 would be better for deer, bears and other wildlife, as well as more flood-proof.

Bicycles are prohibited on all park trails, except the Gatlinburg Trail, the Oconaluftee River ... two in Tennessee (Gatlinburg and Townsend) and one in North Carolina (Cherokee).

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most popular, and right next door in Gatlinburg is an adventure park that's ...

For hikers, a short, 1.5-mile trail runs along the Oconaluftee River, leading from the Oconaluftee Visitor Center to the outskirts of Cherokee, North Carolina. It is one of two trails in the park ...