It’s that time of year to enjoy the bounty of locally grown produce and plants, baked goods and handcrafted products available at our local farmers market. The Gatlinburg Farmers Market opens at its new location next Saturday, May 17 with lots of fun-filled events to start the season off right. It has moved to Covered Bridge in the Glades, 849 ...

Area businesses and the public are invited to attend a free business fair on Saturday in Wears Valley. The Wears Valley Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business fair on May 10, 2014 in the barn at the Cove Creek RV Resort. The event will begin at noon and end at 5:00pm, rain or shine. Businesses have registered in ...

Dollywood is hosting a job fair tomorrow to fill positions at both theme parks, Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country. The job fair will be Friday, May 9 from 9:00am-5:00pm at Dollywood’s Human Resources Office, 1020 Dollywood Lane in Pigeon Forge, TN. People interested in applying should call (865) 428-3386 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins without an appointment are welcome between ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer update today cautioning that while a daily aspirin regimen can help prevent heart attack and stroke in people who have previously suffered these health events, it offers no preventative benefit in people without such medical history. People may have heard or read about the benefits of aspirin in preventing heart ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial results for the May 6, 2014 County Primary and Non-Partisan School Board Elections. Results are unofficial until the Election Commission meets to certify the vote. Ballots Cast Total – 9318 Ballots Cast Republican Party – 9097 Ballots Cast Democratic Party – 217 Ballots Cast Non-Partisan – 4 The following Total ...

Pets Without Parents in Sevierville will celebrate its 3rd Anniversary by holding a pet health fair on Sunday. The Pets Without Parents 3rd Annual Pet Health Fair is on May 4, 2014 from 2:00pm-6:00pm at the Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Blvd. Pet owners won’t want to miss the fun-filled pet event. Admission is free. Hundreds of people and ...

Pigeon Forge hosts the 29th Annual Dolly Homecoming Parade. Locals and visitors alike will turn out in mass tomorrow for a spectacular parade to welcome Sevier County’s own Dolly Parton home. The weather promises to be sunny and warm in Pigeon Forge as an expected 50,000 spectators line the Parkway to watch this year’s parade. In addition to seeing world-famous ...

If you have an AOL Mail account, hackers may have stolen your account information. AOL sent an email to its users on Monday notifying them that hackers accessed information for a significant number of user accounts. The company began an investigation after noticing a flood of spam “spoofed emails” appearing to come from AOL Mail addresses. It believes spammers used ...

It is time to ensure your cat or dog is up to date on their rabies vaccination. The Sevier County Health Department has scheduled eight low cost rabies clinics across Sevier County in May. Pet owners may bring their pets to any scheduled rabies clinic this month. All pets must be on a leash or in a pet carrier. The ...

Certain U.S. Cellular® customers will be able to exchange their current Samsung Galaxy S®III phones for an updated model at no cost. U.S. Cellular notified some of its customers by email this week that their Galaxy SIII phones were not working up to par on the company’s network and were eligible for free replacement. “At U.S. Cellular, we’re always evaluating ...