Turned Away: Visitors, residents barred from national park
Amid of all their stops, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of their favorites. This time around, they planned to stay in the Smokies outside Bryson City for a week. But as they pulled into Deep Creek, the 70 year olds were turned away by a …
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Now that the Smokies are open, here's where to see the leaves
According to the Great Smoky Mountains Association, the leaves are at their peak in the higher elevations. They say they are "especially brilliant along Newfound Gap Road between Chimney Tops overlook and Newfound Gap." They suggest these drives: …
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Smoky Mountain Center plans consolidated board for region
But the new board is likely to face opposition as some counties worry about losing their voice on the board. … Smoky Mountain Center now manages Medicaid and state-funded mental health, substance abuse and intellectual/developmental disability …
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Butler County native shut out from birthday hike in Smoky Mountains
Middletown native Rob Lansdale had hoped to hike part of the Appalachian Trail in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee for his 29th birthday Wednesday. But the standoff between the Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C., that resulted in the first …
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