For more than twenty years, Smoky Mountain Children’s Home has been presenting its prestigious Eagle Award annually to deserving recipients. The award is presented in recognition and appreciation for outstanding services rendered to their children and youth. This year’s crowning moment was a highlight at the annual Christmas banquet of the Home for Children where, not one but two couples ...

The Sevier County Economic Development Council is happy to announce the relaunch of the Sevier County Jobs website. This website is available to all Sevier County businesses and job seekers at no cost. If you own a business in Sevier County and have jobs available, please go to the website and register. If you were registered on the previous jobs ...

Dollywood auditions will be held throughout the Southeast to help discover new talent ready to perform in the park’s world-class shows and productions. With Dolly Parton dreaming up the entertainment offerings, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Dollywood has earned the award for Best Theme Park Shows for eight consecutive years. Auditions take place in Birmingham, Ala. (Jan. 14); ...

The celebration of New Year’s Eve in Gatlinburg will carry on as usual this year to ring in 2017. After receiving notification that the burn ban was being lifted in the area, Gatlinburg officials announced the traditional fireworks display and ball drop would take place as usual from the top of the Space Needle. The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop ...

The wildfires destroyed homes, personal belongings and businesses. But they also burned people’s vehicles, making it difficult for them to get to their jobs. A local man saw a need and spearheaded an effort to give donated vehicles to wildfire victims. Michael Reifsnider is an electrician by trade, but a compassionate person at all times. He saw the loss of ...

Local governments requested federal funding for demolition of damaged structures and debris removal from both residential and commercial properties affected by the wildfires. Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Pittman Center and Sevier County are currently coordinating with state and federal agencies to establish a debris-removal operations plan in response to the recent wildfires. As part of this plan, county and city officials ...

A reconnaissance flight by the Tennessee Army National Guard was able to locate the missing single engine airplane within Great Smoky Mountains National Park at approximately 4:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. The plane was found on an unnamed ridge between Cole Creek and Bearpen Hollow Branch. Paramedics on board were hoisted down to the crash site and confirmed ...

The giving spirit is visible on the roads across Tennessee and North Carolina this holiday season with Friends of the Smokies license plates. Sales of specialty plates in Tennessee and North Carolina play an essential role in raising funds for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This year, the specialty plates generated nearly $815,000. Since its launch in 1999, the program ...

Thanks to the generosity of Food City, their customers, associates and more, the company presented checks to the Dollywood Foundation My People Fund and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Gatlinburg Relief Fund totaling $750,000 to aid fire recovery. “Our company has been privileged to operate in the Sevier County/Gatlinburg area for more than thirty years and we certainly want ...

The laidback, welcoming atmosphere of Margaritaville will soon be coming to Gatlinburg as plans for the Margaritaville Resort in the Smokies and LandShark restaurant were announced on Friday. Margaritaburg, LLC, a consortium of local investors, will build Margaritaville Resort in the Smokies at 539 Parkway in Gatlinburg. Developer and restaurateur Bob McManus serves as president of Margaritaburg LLC, affiliates of ...