Francis told WVLT News the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has lost 20% of its work force in 15 years, despite seeing the park grow to welcoming in nearly 14 million people a year. He added morale ...

Funding cuts at the national level will have a direct impact on the Great Smoky Mountains, said Jeff Hunter with the National Parks Conservation Association.

The Great Smoky Mountains are not just the setting for the annual writers conference, but a key feature with a focus on ...

The cuts targeted federal employees across all departments with “probationary status” because they have been hired in the past year. Probationary workers are easier to fire because they lack the ...

Visitors and students planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the coming months may face unprecedented ...

Applications for the annual Tremont Writers Conference will be accepted through May 15. The conference will be held Oct.

President Trump's hiring freeze forced national parks to rescind more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent positions.

A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton ...

Over the course of her volunteer experience, Houghton has worked as a Trail Maintainer, Cemetery Assistant, Native Plants Gardener, Demonstrator for Special Events ... the park with many visitors," ...

The National Park Service (NPS) announced in a press release that Great Smoky Mountains Park volunteer ... Demonstrator for Special Events, Parkwide Litter Patrol Volunteer, and Leave No Trace ...