Dorothy “Dolly” Tchakirides – obituary

     Dorothy “Dolly” Tchakirides, 76, went to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. She was a native of Jackson County. She was preceded in death by her husband Butch Tchakirides, her parents Addie Hornbuckle and Fidele Reed,...

Park entries for March break record

     Entries into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were up a solid 21.7% last month over March 2011 entrance figures.  The 611,326 visits for March 2012 was the all-time record for the month of March. The previous record was 564,878 visits for March 2007. This...