(WJHL) – The National Forest Service has announced the closure of campgrounds and group recreation sites in Cherokee National Forest. According to a release, the closure includes “the Ocoee Whitewater ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The U.S. Forest Service says it is temporality closing a Greene County campground because of bear activity. Officials are working to safely capture a bear in the Paint Creek ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WATE) — Citing a rise in bear encounters fueled by improperly stored food, Cherokee National Forest has closed one of its campgrounds until further notice. The Horse Creek Campground ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service announced it will be closing Cherokee National Forest's campgrounds and the Unaka and Watauga northern portions ahead of Hurricane ...

Homes and a campground in Pickens and Gilmer counties were being evacuated Wednesday after up to 10 inches of rain inundated the same area of the state hit by flooding less than a week ago. Deep water ...