In the late-1700s, Colonel John Sevier led his troops against a Cherokee encampment located in what would later be known as the Cherokee National Forest. The creek that ran by the historical battle ...

She got it from her mama. It’s well known, and well-documented, that Dolly Parton grew up very poor (well, money-wise), in the mountains of east Tennessee. She’s become an icon because she’s obviously ...

Did you catch the Google Doodle for Monday? It features a trail that hikers in the Knoxville area may be familiar with. The Monday Google Doodle featured the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail that runs ...

There are families in the Appalachian Mountains whose stories have long existed in the space between memory and myth. For ...

TENNESSEE, USA — Wildfire smoke from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia can be seen and smelled as far north as upstate New York. Drought conditions have crews battling a number of wildfires throughout ...

The Tennessee National Guard airlifted Appalachian Trail hikers in a daring rescue effort caught on camera after two adventure seekers became stranded overnight in the dark mountain wilderness.