Tennessee State Parks celebrated the opening of the new Ocoee River State Park on Saturday with a dedication ceremony in the morning, followed by a public event in the afternoon. The Ocoee River State ...

State Rep. Dan Howell, R-Ocoee, who chairs the Ocoee River Recreation and Economic Development Fund Board (ORRED), is looking at the possibility of adding rafting days on the Ocoee River. House Bill ...

Forty-six crayfish collected in the Ocoee River Gorge in southern Tennessee are part of a new species, researchers said in a study. Photo from senior author Roger F. Thoma A researcher was wading ...

Two lawmakers from Southeast Tennessee have floated bills in their respective chambers seeking to negotiate with the Tennessee Valley Authority for more water release days on the famed Ocoee River and ...

OCOEE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Did you know that there is a place in Polk County where you can share a room with a sloth? Ocoee Riverside Farm offers 23 different animal encounters each day, and the world is ...

South Cumberland State Park won its category for the second straight year, and Hiwassee-Ocoee Scenic River State Park notched a second-place finish in its category in Tennessee State Parks' annual ...

A researcher was wading through a shallow stream in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee while conducting a survey for road construction when he came across a rare clawed creature that didn’t look ...