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National Park Week
This is National Park Week, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has announced that record visitation in 2016, saw 33 million visitors to America’s 417 National Park Service sites and contributed $35 billion to the U.S. economy. According to the annual peer-reviewed economics report, 2016 National Park Visitor Spending Effects, the strong economic output is attributed to record visitation and visitor spending in “gateway” communities near national park entrances. The report also found visitor spending supported 318,000 jobs . Tennessee ranks tenth in the nation in visitor spending, with $665 million spent by visitors to national parks in the state. That spending supported 10,200 jobs, brought in salaries totaling $320 million and contributed 'value added' income of $540 million, to Tennessee.
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Return to Today's News Stories - Front PageThursday, April 19, 2018
Jones arrest
Planned Parenthood funding
Kids health
Don't sell TVA
Tennessee gets funding for opioid fight
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Pleas in Cocke County Circuit Court
Three arrested in drug investigation
"Lakeway Tribute" to be performed at Walters State
Work starts today on new piping
TNReady problems continue
Dollywood employees get a bonus
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Holt arrest
CLB funds SRO's
Tennessee may control spanking of disabled students
TVA overcharges
Charlotte Nan Mims obituary
Ridley Auto Sales
Monday, April 16, 2018
Organ Donor Day
Del Rio brush fire
Work begins on water and wastewater lines on Broadway
Del Rio woodland fire
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Emergency Food and Shelter grants
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