Park recruiting volunteers for Cataloochee Valley

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking volunteers to assist rangers with managing traffic and establishing safe wildlife viewing areas within the Cataloochee Valley area. Volunteers will receive information and training in wildlife behavior, safe...

Joseph Stephen Watty – obituary

  Joseph Stephen Watty, 72, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017. He was born Aug. 21, 1944 in Cherokee to the late Steve Watty and Rachel Tooni Watty. Joseph is survived by his wife, Elsie Marie Thompson Watty; one daughter, Martha Watty; two sons,...