Heavenly Dreams CABIN

01/19/2025

At Sky Harbor where the cabin is

01/04/2025

10/26/2024

With many major driving routes near Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) impacted by Hurricane Helene, the national park is still seeing an influx in commercial vehicles trying to navigate its steep, curvy roads. Commercial vehicles are prohibited on US 441/Newfound Gap Road and in all of GSMNP for everyone’s safety.

Since the storm, the park has turned around over 1,000 commercial vehicles trying to enter the park and responded to multiple incidents involving large commercial trucks. Violators will be subject to a citation as well as a fine of up to $5,000.

US 441/Newfound Gap Road is a two-lane road with steep, continuous grades and tight curves. There are no truck lanes, runaway truck ramps or places for a large commercial vehicle to slow down and pull over.

For detours, please check DriveNC.gov and SmartWay.TN.gov.

Questions? Post in the comments or direct message North Carolina Department of Transportation or myTDOT.

09/12/2024

09/11/2023

Gatlinburg video of bear on steps of Convention Center
A video recorded in September shows a bear wandering around the steps of the Gatlinburg Convention Center with onlookers getting "dangerously close" to take videos.

People were recorded getting "dangerously close" to a bear in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee, earlier this month which prompted state wildlife officials to urge the public to back away from wild animals.

Footage recorded by Dean Schapiro shows a black bear wandering along the steps of the Gatlinburg Convention Center, as other onlookers proceed to go within mere feet of the animal to get a better look and record video.

The bear is seen wandering up and down the steps in front of the building as dozens of people stand by on the sidewalk and watch.

Matt Cameron, a spokesman for the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, said that "some of the people in the video were dangerously close," local news reported.

"When they started approaching it and chasing it with the camera and all that, it really put them in a dangerous situation," Cameron told WATE 6. "Just back away and give it a clear escape route."

Schapiro told Storyful he initially recorded the video out of amazement, but later felt sympathetic toward the animal, as he said they have "no other place to go."

The animal managed to run away from the area, Schapiro said.

TWRA explained that if a bear is a danger to the community, they will try to relocate it but a lot of time, relocation doesn’t work and the bear will have to be euthanized.

02/14/2023

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01/28/2023

Watch when renewing your Dollywood passes this year. The Gold pass is good all year but the regular pass has blackout dates. You can’t use from Nov 24th thru Jan 6th ( during most of Christmas Celebration) Thought everyone should know the new change.

11/23/2022

In Sky Harbor

11/07/2022

Sevier County Emergency Management:
This past weekend we utilized the CodeRed system with the Rocky Flats Fire. We received some comments about the phone number from CodeRed.

If you have caller ID, it should have popped up as SEVIER RED. If you do not have caller ID, the number should pop up as (865) 774-3700. Save that phone number so when CodeRed calls you will be able to receive the message.

If you would like to receive CodeRed Notifications visit https://www.seviercountytn.org/ and click on the CodeRed Icon at the bottom and fill out the form.

We utilize CodeRed to send emergency notifications to your geographical location, so if you move, please update your information so you can stay informed.

11/06/2022

10/15/2022