Tag Archives: Big South Fork

The Fentress County Chamber of Commerce is launching a tourism rebrand with a new seal designed to update the visual appeal of the county’s marketing materials. Chamber Executive Director Jacob Rosenbaum said the county initiated the effort two years ago with the Tennessee Tech Center for Rural Innovation and the Tennessee Department of Tourism. He said the new seal includes ... Read More »

An annual river cleanup event featuring volunteers who kayak and collect garbage deep in the river takes place Saturday at Big South Fork. Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning (TCWP) Board President Mark Bevelhimer said the event is a joint effort with the East Tennessee Whitewater Club, and the National Park Service. Bevelhimer said the goal of the event is to ... Read More »

The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area kicked off its ninth annual Go Big Challenge to encourage people to enjoy and learn about the park. Chief of Interpretation and Education Chris Derman said the categories for this year’s challenge are comprised of popular categories from past years. Derman said the activities will encourage people to investigate the human ... Read More »

The search continues for horses belonging to a Fentress County resident lost inside the the Big South Fork River Recreation area. Owner Emily Woodruff said all the leads have resulted in dead ends. She said she is now keeping an eye on auctions to see if the horses show up there. The horses are both Gelding Tennessee Walking Horses, who ... Read More »