US 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg and Cherokee remains closed to all traffic March 5 because of high winds, according to Great Smoky Mountains ... winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up ...

In late 2024, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres that will protect ridge lines from being developed along Great Smoky Mountains ... Gorge along I-40, and from ...

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supplied funding to help a collaborative partnership conserve 406 acres of habitat for elk, ...

From a music-centric journey across the northern U.S. to a national park-studded road trip through the heartland, we’ve got ...

A nearly 500-acre fire burns in Polk County, triggering a voluntary evacuation. Officials say Helene debris has left the ...

The fire is in the Appalachian Ranger District in Haywood County near the Pigeon River, west of Interstate 40 at ... a burn ban on March 3. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also under ...

Every day at several locations around Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... routinely performed within park boundaries. More than 40 collection sites dot the park’s landscape.

After major portions of Interstate ... to I-40 by Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Gov. Josh Stein announced the March 1 reopening. "The good news is thanks to the great work ...