This story has been updated to include information about additional roads being closed and roads reopening. Major roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed for snow and ice ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park relies on 200 permanent employees and 140 seasonal ... “When you combine the Smokies and ...

The Trump administration this week is making a significant cut to staffing for the National Park Service. The Great Smoky ...

The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers condolences to her family ... together to find the beloved community member, including Cherokee Fire and Rescue, BUSAR, the Macon Volunteer Fire ...

“Even though conditions may seem safe near Gatlinburg or Cherokee, higher-elevation roads often ... The average snowfall in the lower elevations within Great Smoky Mountains National Park is around ...

The best way to get around Great Smoky Mountains National Park is by car ... Regional Airport (AVL), about 60 miles east of the Cherokee entrance. Both airports offer car rentals.

Funding cuts at the national level will have a direct impact on the Great Smoky Mountains, said Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park relies on 200 permanent employees ... Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway and visitation to the (Cherokee) National Forest in our region, you're talking about ...