great smoky mountains

Local and state government organizations in Tennessee are paying $80,000 a week to keep the park open through Jan. 4.

Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains.

Park officials in the Great Smoky Mountains are warning about an insect you may want to avoid. They say the “cow killer ant” packs a powerful sting. This…