Pigeon Forge
Lifestyle
The Long Downhill
I am ashamed to admit this, but my kids hate hiking. It is one of my great failings as an outdoor dad. On our most recent hike, they complained for the entire car ride to the trailhead. “Hiking is slow and boring. It’s just walking. How long will this take?”...
Townsend to vote on hotel definition, minimum lot size
The Townsend Planning Commission further debated legal definitions Thursday night before pushing to vote on the definition of a hotel at their next meeting. Commissioners have been working to clarify terms after the approval of a novel hotel concept provoked outcry from residents. Commissioners approved site plans for Ofland Great Smoky Mountains in January, giving the development made of dozens of individual cabins the green light and bringing an end to months of debate over whether to treat the design as a hotel or a...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.