Latest Smoky Mountain File
Disasters & Rescues
Six Days to the Firestorm: What the Chimney Tops 2 Records Show
The Chimney Tops 2 Fire began as 1.5 acres above Newfound Gap Road. Six days later, Gatlinburg was evacuating. Two official reviews show how it happened.
July 23, 2026
All Smoky Mountain Files
Crime & Justice
Two Gatlinburg Workers Were Murdered. Their Killer Was Tried in Russia.
Jul 23
Identity Restored
The Letter From Memphis: How Charlotte Roberta Henry Got Her Name Back
Jul 23
Crime & Justice
The Real Cocaine Bear Story: A Dead Parachutist, an Empty Plane and a Bear
Jul 23
Unsolved & Missing
The Half-Mile to the Bus: Trenny Gibson’s Disappearance at Kuwohi
Jul 23
Disasters & Rescues
The Cowee Tunnel Disaster: The Nineteen People the Railroad Left Behind
Jul 23
Unsolved & Missing
The Station Wagon at Elkmont: Bradford Bishop and the Smokies Manhunt
Jul 23
Unsolved & Missing
The Game at Spence Field: Dennis Martin’s Disappearance in the Smokies
Jul 23
Unsolved & Missing
Gerald Hemp, Jerry Whittier and the Cocaine Plane in the Smokies
Jul 23