Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

Bears are most active in the spring and summer, meaning you're most likely to encounter a bear in Gatlinburg between April ...

Cooper Friedholm, Roberson: Friedholm pitched four innings of relief, striking out five batters, allowing two hits and giving ...

The Pisgah girls' soccer team is off to a much-improved start over last season. Last year, the Bears went 0-19 and 0-12 in conference play. This season, the Bears have already scored a win and a draw.

Each product bears intricate designs depicting park ... profit made when the items sell supports the mission of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “It’s a good way for those programs to ...

When you're hiking in the Smokies, keep an eye out for snakes - but remember that humans probably see only 10% of the snakes ...

On a recent trip to Tennessee, I lost count of how many people told me the same strange and unusual thing about Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you stacked up all of the park’s salamanders ...

With much of Western North Carolina under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region.

Whether you dream of spotting a black bear or a pod of dolphins, here are 30+ destinations around the South that are great ...

Anakeesta in Gatlinburg is expanding its accessibility, with ramps to all attractions and a focus on making the park more ADA ...

With nearly 12 million people visiting the Smoky Mountains a year ... local businesses and nonprofits through events like their Bear-Varian Fall Festival. “That’s a local craft brew ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway and Smoky Mountains National Park are among the seven deadliest national parks, according to a newly ...