SPEAKING OF FAITH: The gifting of the Holy Spirit…

  REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   “No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. “Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me.  Since I live, you also will live. “When I am raised to life again,...

Roadwork near Cataloochee Area postponed

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced on Friday, Oct. 18 that the expected closure of the main access road into Cataloochee has been postponed. The county road just outside the park, Cove Creek Road, was expected to be closed Nov. 1, 2019...

Park to host National Bat Week Program for Junior Rangers

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a Junior Ranger in honor of National Bat Week on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center at the Oconaluftee Administration Building. Junior Ranger programs are designed...