Friday - October 24, 2025
News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Thursday October 02, 2025 ( 2 items )  

National Park Service: Tourism to Big South Fork NRRA Contributes $28.5 Million to Local Economy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Tourism to Big South Fork NRRA Contributes $28.5 Million to Local Economy New Report Shows Visitor Spending Impacts * Oneida, Tennessee: A new National Park Service report shows that 780,000 visitors to Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area in 2024 spent $28.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported the local area. "People come to  more

National Park Service: Tourism to Obed WSR Contributes $5.5 Million to Local Economy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Tourism to Obed WSR Contributes $5.5 Million to Local Economy New Report Shows Visitor Spending Impacts * WARTBURG, Tennessee: A new National Park Service report shows that 262,000 visitors came to Obed Wild & Scenic River in 2024 spent $5.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported the local area. "People come to Obed Wild & Scenic River for  more