/tags/great-smoky-mountains Great Smoky Mountains en-US Copyright Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:02:54 GMT /2023-11-20/high-winds-and-fire-risk-prompt-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-to-close-elkmont-and-cades-cove-campgrounds A red flag warning in effect for some WNC counties causes closures. Evening rain is forecasted to bring some relief to the region which has battled blazes for weeks. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:02:54 GMT /2023-11-20/high-winds-and-fire-risk-prompt-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-to-close-elkmont-and-cades-cove-campgrounds BPR News /news/2022-06-22/black-man-appealing-his-conviction-from-a-2020-traffic-stop-by-a-white-officer-in-nc-mountains The appeal makes multiple references to the fact that the traffic stop involving Marvin Minor occurred two months after George Floyd was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:38:25 GMT /news/2022-06-22/black-man-appealing-his-conviction-from-a-2020-traffic-stop-by-a-white-officer-in-nc-mountains Associated Press /news/2022-06-20/researchers-hope-great-smoky-mountains-fireflies-will-aid-robot-communication Semi-autonomous robots communicating with flashes of infrared light could be used to locate victims after a natural disaster. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:08:48 GMT /news/2022-06-20/researchers-hope-great-smoky-mountains-fireflies-will-aid-robot-communication Associated Press /environment/2020-06-21/as-north-carolina-parks-reopen-officials-tackle-new-challenges-and-precautions When COVID-19 shut down the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kristine Johnson had two particular worries in mind: garlic mustard and coltsfoot. Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:38:45 GMT /environment/2020-06-21/as-north-carolina-parks-reopen-officials-tackle-new-challenges-and-precautions Riley Davis/NC News Intern Corps /politics/2020-05-29/meet-ncs-mayors-zeb-smathers-of-canton Coming of age in a decaying milltown is a common American recipe for brain drain. While growing up in Canton, Zeb Smathers anxiously watched his community… Fri, 29 May 2020 15:56:20 GMT /politics/2020-05-29/meet-ncs-mayors-zeb-smathers-of-canton Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-29/meet-ncs-mayors-zeb-smathers-of-canton Coming of age in a decaying milltown is a common American recipe for brain drain. While growing up in Canton, Zeb Smathers anxiously watched his community… Fri, 29 May 2020 15:56:20 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-29/meet-ncs-mayors-zeb-smathers-of-canton Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /environment/2019-05-10/horace-kephart-the-naturalist-who-fought-to-save-the-smokies Naturalist Horace Kephart is a Southern Appalachian icon. He authored beloved books about hiking and exploring, and one of his most famous is even… Fri, 10 May 2019 16:14:33 GMT /environment/2019-05-10/horace-kephart-the-naturalist-who-fought-to-save-the-smokies Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-10/horace-kephart-the-naturalist-who-fought-to-save-the-smokies Naturalist Horace Kephart is a Southern Appalachian icon. He authored beloved books about hiking and exploring, and one of his most famous is even… Fri, 10 May 2019 16:14:33 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-10/horace-kephart-the-naturalist-who-fought-to-save-the-smokies Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-02-26/why-jennifer-pharr-davis-is-still-hiking-13-000-miles-later Hiking through fields and forests has been life changing for Jennifer Pharr Davis. She is a professional hiker and adventurer. At just 21 years old, she… Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:13:25 GMT /arts-culture/2018-02-26/why-jennifer-pharr-davis-is-still-hiking-13-000-miles-later Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-26/why-jennifer-pharr-davis-is-still-hiking-13-000-miles-later Hiking through fields and forests has been life changing for Jennifer Pharr Davis. She is a professional hiker and adventurer. At just 21 years old, she… Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:13:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-02-26/why-jennifer-pharr-davis-is-still-hiking-13-000-miles-later Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio