A slow news day. :P


Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
U.S. 64 closure in Tenn. to continue
The Tennessee Department of Transportation does not know when a slide blocking U.S. 64-74 about 12 miles west of the North Carolina-Tennessee state line will be cleared.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20091224/NEWS01/91224057/1119

Official says traffic rate in Smokies takes a hike
Increase in park visits credited in part to I-40 rockslide in N.C.
Scenes such as visitors arriving in the middle of the night or behind the wheel of a loaded U-Haul truck have Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers convinced that the recent spike in traffic isn't entirely intentional.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/dec/24/officials-say-traffic-rate-in-smokies-takes-a/
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Yellowstone National Park News:
'Christmas in Yellowstone' on PBS is a Friday TV pick
A quiet alternative to the hustle and bustle of the holidays, this is a gorgeous hourlong look at the peaceful wintertime majesty of America's...
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2010587822_tvbriefs25.html