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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

Animals · GatlinburgBear euthanized after Gatlinburg park encounter34% Center coverage: 3 sourcesA 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

Sevier County, Tennessee · Sevier CountyWelcome to Dollywood: Parton Shows Ryan Reynolds She’s the Boss100% Center coverage: 1 sourcesWe like to think that all celebrities exist in a world that regular people cannot enter. Somehow, they are all friends and hang out together at exclusive clubs that no ordinary people are allowed to enter. Credit: Butterfly Records Related: Forget Retirement, Legend Dolly Parton is Working on a ‘Secret’ Massive Project But then we get these odd celebrity pairings that make us wonder if that is actually true. One of those weird pairings happened …See the Story

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Dolly Parton scheme giving children free books attacked as ‘white saviourism’

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Imagination 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

Dolly Parton · Sevier County

Dolly Parton Faces Free Book Backlash, Progressives Call It “White Privilege”

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Does the Dolly Parton Imagination Library teach kids about "white privilege?" These scholars seem to think so.See the Story

Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg

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

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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

Gatlinburg · Gatlinburg

Why bears are euthanized after human interactions: TWRA explains

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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

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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

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Dolly Parton scheme giving children free books attacked as ‘white saviourism’

Dolly Parton Faces Free Book Backlash, Progressives Call It “White Privilege”

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

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