LeConte Medical Center, in conjunction with the City of Pigeon Forge, is pleased to host their annual spring health fair event 9–11 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2017. The health fair event will feature free health screenings, and reduced-price lab work and is open to the public. Some of the free screenings that will be available are blood pressure checks, ...

Great Smoky Mountain National Park is recruiting volunteers to staff the Information Center at Clingmans Dome, from April 1 through Nov. 30, 2017. Volunteers will work at the seasonal information center that includes a bookstore/sales area managed by Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA). Volunteers will assist in educating visitors about the park and provide recreational and trip planning information and ...

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies unveiled its new Glass Bottom Boat Adventure earlier this month, which gives tourists a chance to venture into Shark Lagoon and explore the spectacular habitat of the many animals of the aquarium. The new specifically designed indoor 16-foot glass bottom boat features only 3 inches of glass that separate the visitor from the animals that ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a tree monitoring plot in areas throughout the park to collect information as part of an important research project tracking seasonal biological change called phenology. Volunteers will record when trees leaf out and when leaves start to change colors. They may also track the presence of target migratory birds. ...

The Warrior 10 Miler and 5K returns to Sevierville this year with four new race events and will benefit Wounded Warriors. Dr. Josh Chambers and Endurance Sports Management is proud to present the 2017 Warrior 10 Miler and 5K on Saturday March 11, 2017. New for this year is a Military 10 miler, Military 5K, Kids Warrior 1 Mile race ...

For wildfire disaster survivors or workers who find themselves fatigued, short-tempered, suffering from depression, loss of appetite, hopelessness or sleeplessness, FEMA has paired with the State of Tennessee to offer free crisis counseling services until March 13, 2017. In the weeks after disaster strikes, the path to recovery can pose many uncertainties. Something as routine as waking up for work ...

A student’s jam-packed account of her family’s Pigeon Forge vacation recently won the family-friendly destination its sixth Emmy Award. “Show & Tell” is the title of the TV commercial that took top honors in the Commercial Spot category. Prompted by a young lady’s cue, the curtain rises to reveal a “few things we did” during her family’s Pigeon Forge vacation. ...

Strength training can increase an athlete’s performance during a marathon and has health benefits far beyond race day, according to a fitness expert at Fort Sanders Health & Fitness Center. Let’s face it 26.2 miles is a long way. That’s the distances runners and walkers will tackle in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon on April 2, 2017. Fitness instructor Stephanie ...

With Dollywood’s 2017 season on the horizon, the award-winning theme park is looking for friendly faces ready to join the team. Job fairs will be held Saturday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 25 for those who have scheduled interview appointments in advance. Openings include positions for the entire length of the 2017 operating season, as well as shorter peak season ...

As the 2016 Experience Your Smokies Tennessee class graduates, applications for the Experience Your Smokies Tennessee Class of 2017 are currently being accepted. The Experience Your Smokies Tennessee 2016 graduation event, which occurred on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 marks the sixteenth year of Experience Your Smokies leadership classes in Tennessee. The program, which is a collaborative endeavor between the Great ...