Phone service required to get DSL: There is no way to sign up for Verizon Wireless' DSL Internet without also signing up for phone service. This is a limitation that most other DSL providers do not have, so you may be frustrated to hear that Verizon does.
What caused the Gatlinburg wildfire? Dry conditions and high winds caused a wildfire on Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains to spread quickly. Even as officials in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevier County assess the damage caused by a massive wildfire, the question of how the blaze started continues.
McMinn County is now under a burn ban. All open air burning has been banned. This includes, bonfires, camp fires, leaf, garbage and brush piles, charcoal and wood grills. Essentially any form of fire than can produce an ember that might spread. We've been very fortunate that our county hasn't suffered a severe brush or woods fire. Let's do our part to keep it that way.