County leaders are hopeful the federal government will reimburse the funds, a process that took two years after a 2013 shutdown. Local business leaders reported a strong October, which they attribute ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — With normal operations back in effect and furloughed staff beginning to return, how has the end of the government shutdown affected Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

This story has been updated to include information about roads that are now open. US 441/Newfound Gap Road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now open after closing for the second time ...

National parks around the country have resumed normal operations now that the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history has ended. But park leaders and advocates, including those at Great ...

Yesterday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, tucked along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, shared a photograph on Instagram capturing a snapshot of its Cherokee Orchard Road, a ...