GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent, Dale Ditmanson, has received word that the nation’s most visited national park is slated to receive $64,006,150 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The bulk of the money is targeted towards road work, but the Park’s trails, cemeteries, public restrooms, and other buildings will [...]
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Students leave Tremont with an enhanced understanding of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a heightened interest in learning, a deeper feeling of connection with nature, and a greater willingness to act as good stewards of the environment All educators hope to make a difference when they teach, but thanks to a five-year study funded by [...]
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From City of Townsend Commission Meeting Minutes, May 19th, 2009 Attending the meeting was Mayor Pat Jenkins, Vice Mayor Ron Palewski, Commissioner Charles Tippitt, Commissioner David Wietlisbach, Recorder Shelia Moss, Police Chief Ron Suttles, Fire Chief Don Stallions, Jackie Suttles, Ernie and Judy Lancaster, Iva Butler, Byron Begley, Mike Talley, Paul and Norma Reynolds, Don [...]
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that the Notice of Availability of the Elkmont Historic District Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and General Management Plan Amendment was published on May 1 in the Federal Register. The Elkmont Historic District, contains 74 vacant structures which were constructed as vacation retreats [...]
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Member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church MARYVILLE, Tenn. – Joseph Gerard Sanchez, age 58, of Greenback lost his battle with Cancer on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at home in the company of MUCH family and friends. The word lost cannot even be used in Gerard’s case because he beat the odds so many [...]
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