Man drowns at Abrams Falls 

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were assisted by multiple emergency response agencies in the recovery of a drowning victim near Abrams Falls on Friday, Aug. 27. Blount Special Operations Response Team (BSORT) divers from the Blount County Sheriff’s...

Fatal motorcycle accident on Foothills Parkway 

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a fatal motorcycle accident on the Foothills Parkway between Walland and Wears Valley, near mile marker 24, at approximately 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. David Wayne Birdsong, age 57, of Fairview,...