Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is exhibiting over 200 utilitarian clay works by 93 leading artists in the ceramics field. We invite you to view all four exhibits in the Sandra J. Blain Gallery, Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery and Drown Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 ...

Sixteen acres of family fun, crafters, storytelling, interactive activities and entertainment, children’s events and a focus on recycled crafts awaits all in attendance at the 3rd annual Wears Valley Fall Festival coordinated by Keep Sevier Beautiful. The wide array of activities gives families and couples a great way to make great memories, experience a variety of fun activities and enjoy ...

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana has long been known as one of the world’s best holiday theme park events. Dolly Parton today unveiled plans for an awe-inspiring new parade—dreamed up as only she can—which will add even more excitement to this family-favorite festival. Named The Parade of Many Colors, the new $2.5 million addition helps make this year’s ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian (EBCI) leadership met to discuss the recently modified regulation governing the gathering of plants in national parks. The rule, which went into effect on August 11, 2016, now allows members of federally recognized Indian tribes to request to enter into agreement with the National Park Service to ...

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation recently held their first meeting to formally begin the planning and development process for a new dog park. A group of employees and a citizen, called Team Dog Park, has been formed to assist the city and landscape architect in all phases of planning and development, including design, policies and budget. ...

With more than 30 million businesses in the United States, it’s remarkable enough to make the Inc. 5000 List of fastest growing among them. Even more impressive is achieving the feat for eight years running, as Kodak’s KaTom Restaurant Supply has done. The list by “Inc.” magazine is the latest recognition the company has received for its continued growth. The ...

The Sevierville Commons Association has teamed up with the Smoky Mountain Homebrewers for the 1st Annual Bruce Street Brewfest. The event will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Sevierville and will feature craft beers from around the region. This year’s Brewfest is expected to include over 30 local home and professional ...

ALDI, one of America’s favorite grocery stores, will soon offer Sevierville residents a fresh shopping experience as it opens its newest Knoxville-area store, located at 538 Winfield-Dunn Parkway in Sevierville. With more than 1,500 stores in 34 states, ALDI is known for high-quality grocery items at incredibly low prices. To celebrate the opening of the new Sevierville store, ALDI will ...

The City of Pigeon Forge has hired Lanny Goodwin as the new director of Parks and Recreation. Goodwin has worked 40 years in the field of parks and recreation, most recently as director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Murfreesboro. He began his career in 1975, became the Assistant Director in 1988 for the City of Murfreesboro and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, dignitaries, and special guests gathered at Park Headquarters on Thursday to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service. The celebration held August 25, 2016, known as Founders Day, honors the historic moment in 1916 when President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that created the National Park Service. US Senator Lamar Alexander (TN), US ...