Flint Gap Fire 9-16-2024 The Flint Gap Fire is 46 acres as of the last estimate. Although the fire is presently 0% contained, only a few areas are actively burning within the perimeter. Once firefight ...

Clingmans Dome Observation Tower. Great Smoky Mountains National Park The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee unanimously voted on Wednesday to rename Clingmans Dome in the Great ...

Blue Ridge Parkway A recent National Park Service (NPS) report highlights the significant economic impact of the Blue Ridge Parkway, revealing that 16,757,635 visitors to the park in 2023 contributed ...

Chad Ray Lequire A Haywood County jury has convicted a Bryson City man, Chad Ray Lequire, on seven felony charges related to drug trafficking, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced today. L ...

A fire destroyed a house at 855 Main Street in Bryson City on the night of Thursday, August 29. The Bryson City Fire Department reported that the fire was fully involved when responders arrived, thoug ...

Bevier Hasbrouck Sleight III, 78, who worked as Santa at Santa’s Land Fun Park & Zoo in Cherokee, was arrested on August 29 by the Cherokee Indian Police Department, facing 13 child abuse charges. ...

Flint Gap Fire: GSMNP Officials Great Smoky Mountains National Park received a report of a small wildland fire near Hannah Mountain, south of Abrams Creek, the evening of Aug. 26. The Flint Gap Fire i ...

Western Carolina University has shattered its fundraising record, with the WCU Foundation receiving nearly $36 million in gifts and pledges in 2024. This remarkable achievement was made possible by th ...