GATLINBURG, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Last week, the National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022. At Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 2023 visitation was 3% higher than 2022. With 13.3 million visits, it is the second highest year on record at the park, after 2021. June through October were th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) received the only "A" on the National Parks Action Fund Congressional Scorecard for the first half of the 118th Congress among members of Tennessee's Congressional delegation based on his voting record, the fund announced today. Seven of the eight other House members from Tennessee received "F" scores, the fund reported.  Congressman Cohen made the following statement: "I a  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On February 28, 2024, Randa Allison, 29, of Stevenson, Alabama, was sentenced to 14 months' imprisonment after being convicted of mail fraud involving a scheme to defraud COVID-19 unemployment programs in several states. Allison was sentenced by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Cha  more