GATLINBURG – The 8-mile section of Little River Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (between Elkmont Campground and Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area) that was closed on Friday because of a rock slide will remain closed until Tuesday evening. The slide is located about two miles west of the Elkmont campground junction. Blalock & Sons., [...]
Little River Road in Smokies will remain closed through Tuesday evening
August 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Smokies rock slide expected to close Little River Road through weekend
August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
GATLINBURG – Great Smoky Mountains National Park Chief of Facility Management Alan Sumeriski has announced that a rockslide is expected to keep Little River Road between the Elkmont Campground and the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area closed through Monday. The slide is located about two miles west of the Elkmont Campground junction. Sumeriski said, “When the [...]
Book and bake sale at Tippitt Library
August 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Correction: The PreSchool Program at the Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library in Townsend was mistakenly listed as being for grades 3-5. The program is for ages 3-5. We apologize for the error. The Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library in Townsend will be holding a Used Book and Bake Sale on Friday, August 14th from 9 [...]
Elizabeth Louise McNealy, 1929-2009
August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Elizabeth Louise McNealy, 79, beloved daughter of Charles Fagan and Mildred Whitcomb Fagan passed away peacefully on August. 10th. Born in Providence R.I., Betty was delighted to relocate to beautiful Townsend, Tenn. with her husband Bill following residences in Beltsville, Md. and Reston, Va. Betty happily called Townsend home for 14 years. She was an [...]
The Secret Garden opens for business
August 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
“Pot-o-gold” If you found a “pot-o-gold” at the end of a rainbow, normally you wouldn’t tell anyone; however, The Secret Garden has revealed its location, and invites you to explore it’s many treasures. Located at 8201 Cedar Creek Road in Townsend, designer and owner, Nancy Myers opened the doors for business on Saturday, August 8; [...]
Parks as Classrooms program offered to schools
August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
GATLINBURG — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is pleased to offer its fall Parks as Classrooms (PaC) program, September – November, for students in grades K-8 from Tennessee schools. Resource Education Park Rangers are the subject experts and primary instructors during on-site field trips to the Park. Lesson plans combine Park resources with educational disciplines, [...]
Don Hugh Woodby, 1942-2009
August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Burial at Tuckaleechee United Methodist Church Cemetery MARYVILLE – Don Hugh Woodby, age 67, of Maryville, left this life on Aug. 5, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Belle Woodby; sister, Loreine Woodby; brother, Billy Ray Woodby. He is survived by his niece and nephews, James Mark and Katrina [...]
Robber of First Tennessee Bank sought
August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
FBI, KPD, and the KCSO, As Part of the Safe Streets Task Force, Are Searching for Man Who Robbed a First Tennessee Bank This Afternoon KNOXVILLE — The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief Sterling Owen IV of the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) are asking for the public’s assistance in [...]