Rafting for the Cure hits Ocoee River rapids Saturday
COPPERHILL, Tenn — Wildwater Rafting will host its fourth annual Raft for the Cure event Saturday on the Ocoee River. Raft for the Cure honors those who fight breast cancer and donates a portion of the day’s proceeds to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
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Party for the Pigeon planned Labor Day weekend
HARTFORD-Clean Water Expected in East Tennessee (CWEET) will be hosting a Party for the Pigeon this Labor Day weekend as a fundraiser to support the legal challenge of the wastewater discharge permit that allows for pollution of the Pigeon River by Blue Ridge Paper Products in Canton, NC.
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Outdoors Calendar
Submit items one week in advance for the Outdoors Calendar, a weekly listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other activities in Western North Carolina.
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The Park Vista – A Doubletree Hotel – Gatlinburg Celebrates $11 Million Renovation with New Look and New Name
Doubletree® Hotels is proud to announce the opening of the The Park Vista – A Doubletree Hotel – Gatlinburg. Prior to becoming a Doubletree, this 300-room, circular landmark hotel which rises high above the Great Smoky Mountains and the popular leisure destination of Gatlinburg completed an $11 million renovation project. The upscale hotel now offers a stylish, full-service hotel experience with ...
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Bat tested positive for rabies after biting woman in leg
A woman visiting from Florida was bit by a bat while whitewater rafting in Cocke County on August 10. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, the woman captured the bat after it bit her on the leg and took it to the health department where it tested positive for rabies.
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