In the largest Area County Days special ever offered, Country Tonite in Pigeon Forge is raising money to benefit families in need by extending their discount days to residents of fifteen East Tennessee counties. People who live or work in Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Claiborne, Greene, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Union or Sevier County may experience the ...

Tourism officials were on hand today as Outdoor Gravity Park in Pigeon Forge launched its latest zorbing invention named DRYGO, the only ride of its kind in the United States. Dave Jones, East Tennessee regional manager for the state’s Department of Tourist Development, and Pigeon Forge Tourism Director Leon Downey attended the unveiling of the DRYGO at Outdoor Gravity Park ...

UPDATE 4:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2015: The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that Adriana has been located in Gatlinburg, Tenn. She is safe and in good health. The family and the juvenile are in the process of being reunited. Authorities are looking for 14-year-old Adriana Jordan Elmore, a missing teen with Asperger Syndrome, who left her Georgia home yesterday ...

People who live or work in Sevier County can experience Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood® for only a $5 donation, which will go to help local families in need. Sevier County residents and workers may take advantage of a Sevier County Days special to visit the Dollywood theme park Nov. 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 or 15, 2015 for only ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted his wife and then fled with two children as deputies arrived. Responding to a domestic dispute call at 457 Rolen Road in Sevierville just after 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, an officer had to jump out of the way to avoid being run down by a ...

A Seymour man is recovering in jail from a beating he received at the hands of Speedway Market employees after he allegedly tried to rob the convenience store with a knife. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says officers responded to a robbery call at Speedway Market, 626 Maryville Hwy. in Seymour, Tenn., just after 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, ...

Wilderness at the Smokies in Sevierville is holding a food drive for Sevier County Food Ministries and offering a special admission to its indoor waterpark. Each person who brings a minimum of five non-perishable food items to the River Lodge front desk Oct. 26-28, Nov. 2-4 or Nov. 9-11, 2015 will receive a Wild WaterDome Indoor Waterpark admission wristband good ...

As hunters across the U.S. head out into the woods for hunting season, they should be aware of several tree stands recalled this week because they pose a fall hazard to the user. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of three models of tree stands manufactured by Big Game, and one API ...

Dolly Parton released a statement this week explaining a recent health scare as kidney stones and reassuring fans she is well following a tabloid story claiming the star’s close friends fear she has stomach cancer. “It is true that I had kidney stones. I had them removed three weeks ago and I am doing just fine!” Dolly said on her ...

The Sevierville Police Department is looking for a woman who robbed the Jared Vault jewelry store in Tanger Outlets on Friday morning and say it may be linked to similar armed robberies in other states. Sevierville Police officers responded to a reported armed robbery at the Five Oaks Mall store at about 9:42 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. Jared ...