The primary groups involved are the National Park Service, University of Tennessee, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Committee and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

CHEROKEE, N.C. — It seems elk season is upon us in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In a video sent to us by Laurie Grace Wood, it appears that a bull elk and some of his ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (WJHL)- Just a two-hour ... That being said, this is the only wild elk herd in North Carolina.” There are several ways to take in the stunning scenery of the Smoky Mountains ...

After devastating floods last year, many Western NC mountain towns are open for business and need your dollars. Here’s where to go.

We marked it down as a Cherokee North Carolina hidden gem and decided to ... the Oconaluftee visitor center is a great place ...

CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Six thousand dollars in reward money is up for grabs for information leading to an arrest in an elk poaching investigation out of Cherokee. On Sunday ...

Many Western NC towns that would normally see a surge of tourists for fall leaf season are not only recovering from the storm’s aftermath but also struggling due to the drop in visitors.