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Lockdown · GatlinburgBlack bear gets up close and personal at Gatlinburg theme park concession stand75% Center coverage: 4 sourcesThe black bear surprised guests and employees on Thursday when it snuck into a concession stand at Anakeesta Mountaintop Adventure Park in East Tennessee.See the Story

Sevierville · SeviervilleJohn “Jaxon” Charles Sebek II100% Center coverage: 1 sourcesJohn “Jaxon” Charles Sebek II, age 71 of Sevierville, TN, passed away peacefully in his sleep, on June 26, 2024, after a lengthy battle with multiple health issues. Jaxon was of Catholic faith. He was an Army Veteran. While enlisted in the Army he became interested in radio broadcast. After he left the Army, he was a radio disc jockey, using the name “Mark Wade.” He was the owner and operator of his own cable installation company and later was e…See the Story

Dolly Parton · SeviervilleDolly Parton scheme giving children free books attacked as ‘white saviourism’100% Right coverage: 1 sourcesImagination Library was launched by the star in the US more than three decades ago before making its way to the UK in 2008See the Story

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Two firefighters reported missing, believed to be headed to Tennessee

MPIA believes they are headed straight for the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area.See the Story

Sevierville · Sevierville

Facilities in Sevier County to be named and dedicated to honor ‘distinguished’ community members

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Sevier County government facilities are getting new names in honor of what leaders say are distinguished individuals who "have significantly contributed to the community" after a special-called meeting by the board of commissioners earlier this week. The following facilities will be named and titled as: New Courts Building: Rex Henry Ogle Courts Building Circuit Courtroom: Gary Wade Courtroom Circuit Courtroom: Hele…See the Story

Dolly Parton · Sevierville

Dolly Parton free book program not woke enough, scholar says

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Free book program for kids not inclusive enough, says UNC doctoral thesis.See the Story

Animals · Gatlinburg

Bear euthanized after Gatlinburg park encounter

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

A black bear snuck into a concession stand at Anakeesta Adventure Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, startling employees. pic.twitter.com/HerJoHUaI2— ABC News (@ABC) June 24, 2024The black bear who lunged at an employee at a popular Gatlinburg attraction has been euthanized, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.See the Story

Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg

Why bears are euthanized after human interactions: TWRA explains

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

After a bear entered a concession stand and made a close call with an employee, it was caught and euthanized.See the Story

Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg

Hungry bear lunges at concessions worker in Tennessee park

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WJW) -- A worker at a Tennessee park suddenly came face-to-face with a black bear last week, startling both of them. It happened on Thursday, June 20, at the Anakeesta mountaintop adventure park, according to a news release from the park. Invasive insect spotted near Northeast Ohio At about 9:30 p.m., a black bear entered a concession stand -- the aptly named "Bear Can" -- on the park's eastern side through an employee…See the Story

Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg

Wildlife officials set trap for bear seen touching woman at Gatlinburg hotel

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Following a online video showed a black bear getting dangerously close to people outside a Gatlinburg hotel, wildlife officials intend to euthanize the bear if it is located and caught. Video shared on social media shows a bear approaching a woman holding a child outside the Bearskin Lodge in Gatlinburg on June 18. The woman can be seen standing still with her back turned to the bear. The bear sniffs around and briefly …See the Story

Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg

Horrific Video Shows Bear Attacking Tennessee Theme Park Worker On the Job

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A Tennessee amusem*nt park employee barely escaped with her life after a bear attacked her while on the job ... and the whole thing's on video, which we got a hold of. The incident went down at Anakeesta -- a theme park in Gatlinburg, Tenessee --…See the Story

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Two firefighters reported missing, believed to be headed to Tennessee

Facilities in Sevier County to be named and dedicated to honor ‘distinguished’ community members

Dolly Parton free book program not woke enough, scholar says

Bear euthanized after Gatlinburg park encounter

Why bears are euthanized after human interactions: TWRA explains

Hungry bear lunges at concessions worker in Tennessee park

Wildlife officials set trap for bear seen touching woman at Gatlinburg hotel

Horrific Video Shows Bear Attacking Tennessee Theme Park Worker On the Job