Joan “Mama Jo” Osborn – obituary

  Joan “Mama Jo” Osborn, 80, of Sylva, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 25, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Hazel Jorgenson Hillman, as well as Jim Carlson of Minnesota, Raymond Pint of Iowa, and Hilary Osborn of Cherokee....

Park adopts new regulation for E-Bike Use

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the adoption of a new regulation to allow the use of low-speed electric bikes (e-bikes) in the park at all locations where bicycles are currently allowed. Both Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes, which can...