Old Forge Distillery, a unique Tennessee mountain distillery crafting innovative small batch spirits, has released the first set of flavors for its 1830 Original Moonshine line. Inspired by local ingredients served at the nearby Old Mill Restaurant and Pottery House Café, Head Distiller Keener Shanton has crafted French Toast, Coffee and Chocolate flavored moonshines, now available for sale. “I wanted ...

The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation continued their Two Chambers One Voice initiative this week by hosting United States Senator Bob Corker during a joint legislative event held at the Sevierville Visitor Center on August 20, 2014. Members of the business community were invited to attend the meeting and hear a first-hand update on federal ...

A different kind of New Year’s Eve reveler will occupy the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge when an Alabama ministry will stage an event for 5,000 people. The ministry is the Ramp, which is based in Hamilton, Ala., and the Dec. 31-Jan. 2 event is called Winter Ramp. “This is the largest Ramp event of the year, and its focus ...

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mulls over whether to rein in the use of common antibacterial compounds that are causing growing concern among environmental health experts, scientists are reporting today that many pregnant women and their fetuses are being exposed to these substances. They will present their work at the 248thNational Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical ...

Business professionals will soon have the opportunity to attend a seminar featuring internationally known speakers who specialize in personal and professional development. The Smoky Mountain Sevier Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) along with the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce would like to announce the 4th annual Polished Professional Business Seminar. This event ...

KNOXVILLE – When the votes are counted on Thursday, Tennessee Democrats will have made a choice to take a step forward or take two steps back. The two leading contenders in the United States Senate race are Terry Adams and Gordon Ball. The two couldn’t be more different. Ball, 65, is mostly known for his past support and endorsements of Republicans ...

NASHVILLE – U.S. Senate Candidates Terry Adams and Gordon Ball appeared separately on Nashville’s Inside Politics, hosted by Pat Nolan, which broadcast this weekend. In what appeared to be a meltdown of sorts, Ball made false statements about Terry Adams and several statements that were oddly incongruous. Ball stated that Adams had only registered to vote in 2005 when in fact ...

Click here for 2015 Sales Tax Holiday information?   Tennessee Tax Free Weekend is set for August 1-3, 2014 and many of Sevierville, Tennessee’s largest retailers are preparing by offering extended hours and sales to entice even more shoppers to their stores. Sevierville’s Tanger Five Oaks Factory Outlet Center will offer extended hours of 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. on ...

The Smoky Mountain Sevier Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) is again offering to three lucky recipients, a Business Image Makeover! We have centered our planning for this around our Chapter’s Vision Statement: Together we can be a network of women joined together in friendship, supporting one another in professional and personal growth, and passionately working to empower ...

Dolly Parton’s hometown, Sevierville, Tennessee, and the USO recently teamed up to create a special moment for troops and Department of Defense civilian ID card holders serving in the Kaiserslautern, Wiesbaden, and Spangdahlem areas of Germany, by giving away tickets to Dolly’s “Blue Smoke” concert in Cologne, Germany. Little did they know that one of the winners, Tracy Hargus, would ...