Great Smoky Mountains National Park in cooperation with the Astronomy Club of Asheville, will host a stargazing event on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at Purchase Knob, home to the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center. The Astronomy Club of Asheville will lead an exploration of the night sky at this high elevation site with a 260-degree, unobstructed view of the sky. ...

DICK’S Sporting Goods has announced it is now hiring for its new store opening soon in Sevierville. DICK’S, the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, is looking for exceptional applicants, passionate about sports or the outdoors, to join the team at the new River Landing location. Ideal candidates will draw on their personal experiences and in-depth knowledge to guide, ...

Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede announced that Southern Gospel groups, Soul’d Out Quartet and Tribute Quartet, will both perform on Tuesday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. Each of these special performances will be held during gospel music’s largest annual event, the National Quartet Convention (NQC). Both of these groups performed during last year’s National Quartet Convention and will return ...

The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will hold the 9th Annual Blue Ribbon Country Fair on Saturday, a celebration of the old-fashioned county fair features competition, games, music, historic demonstrations and more. Returning favorites include the Farmer in the Cove interactive exhibit, Townsend Artisan Guild craft tent, Antique Tractor exhibit, livestock displays and demonstrations. Old-time contests of skill, such as ...

Former Arkansas Governor and current Presidential hopeful, Gov. Mike Huckabee, was in Gatlinburg the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 23, for Fall Jubilee 2015. The Fall Jubilee, now in its 19th year, welcomes more than 6,000 Senior Adults from over 15 states across the country for the annual Gospel conference. This year’s conference featured keynote speaker Gov. Huckabee along with speakers ...

The Austin-Healey Club of America, driving their British built Austin-Healey cars, arrive in Sevierville on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 at the Sevierville Convention Center, Stone Hill Lodge and the Wilderness Waterpark Resort for the Southeastern Classic XXIX event and car show. The Healey’s may be seen on Friday, Sept. 25 as they travel on the Foothills Parkway to “The Tail ...

The Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development announced that Sevierville has achieved Tennessee Main Street Certification. Sevierville, Bolivar and McKenzie join the ranks of twenty-eight Tennessee Main Street communities that are certified through the state’s downtown revitalization program and accredited by the National Main Street Center. The Sevierville Commons Association, a non-profit comprised of local community members who believe ...

Autumn in Gatlinburg is a special time of year. Set against the backdrop of mountains painted with brilliant fall color, Gatlinburg is consistently recognized as one of the top places to see fall foliage in the United States. Downtown Gatlinburg follows suit, as the whole city is adorned with lavish fall decorations to kickoff Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival. Combine beautiful ...

Gatlinburg Youth Football League has partnered with Rocky Top Sports World to host the 44th Annual Smoky Mountain Thanksgiving Youth Football Tournament. In previous years, the tournament hosted more than 120 teams coming from ten states to compete in the football tournament. With the availability of seven fields at Rocky Top Sports World, the event goal is to reach record ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountains Astronomical Society, will offer a 2 ½-hour stargazing program in Cades Cove on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Experienced astronomers and numerous telescopes will be on hand to provide a discovery of the autumn sky’s position of stars, galaxies, and constellations, including the Milky Way. In ...