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Black Mountain is 9 miles from the nearest entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway, but the Buncombe County town had something last year that the world-famous park couldn’t offer – a public bathroom. That feature – as well as its restaurants, shops and gas stations – drew in crowds during the COVID-19 pandemic when the national park’s facilities were shuttered but millions of people still came from around the world. According to preliminary data compiled by the National Park Service, the 469-mile parkway, which snakes across the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Shenandoah National ...

Gatlinburg post office was doing very little business early in 1934. The small post office only generated about $4,000 a year in stamp sales and money order fees, therefore, it

Ten great outdoor moments from 2020 Zeb Powell during Men’s Snowboard at Winter X 2020 in Aspen. Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool photo There’s been a lot of focus lately on all the ways that the last 12 months have been hard and frightening and challenging, but believe it or not, 2020 has had its share of bright spots, too. Here are 10 of the most inspiring, beautiful and joy-filled moments from this year’s outdoors news.  1. Waynesville native wins X Games gold. After cutting his teeth on the slopes of Cataloochee Ski Area, Zeb Powell left home at age 13 to stu...

Knoxville Biz Ticker: BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/30/2020 Knoxville News Sentinel BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation is giving $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help meet the needs of community members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This gift provides additional support following the $500,000 the foundation awarded to Second Harvest in March...

Knoxville Biz Ticker: BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/30/2020 Knoxville News Sentinel BlueCross Foundation providing $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation is giving $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help meet the needs of community members affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This gift provides additional support following the $500,000 the foundation awarded to Second Harvest in March...