Rich Mountain Gap is located in the eastern part of Blount County on the border of the park ... Monday amid high winds and burn bans, with the Tennessee Division of Forestry saying Monday ...

Wildfires raging in East Tennessee forced emergency voluntary evacuations overnight in Blount County. The Townsend ... morning due to the wildfire at Rich Mountain Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains ...

There’s a saying which Blount County Sheriff’s deputy Mark Ellis enjoys: “You’re either doing time, or you’ve got time; the ...

A Smokies favorite, the Trailhead Steak and Trout House, burned down early Friday morning. Here's what we know.