Great Smoky Mountains National Park is teaming up with the Balsam Mountain Trust for a third year to present a special program, Birds of Prey, at the Oconaluftee Multipurpose Room on Friday, July 10, 2015. Michael Skinner, Executive Director of the Balsam Mountain Trust, will conduct an hour-long Birds of Prey program beginning at 11 a.m. This program will provide ...

Ripley’s Attractions is hosting a job fair for their eight Ripley’s attractions in Sevier County. The job fair will be Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 10 am to 3 pm at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg. The eight Ripley’s attractions hiring at the job fair include: Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium Ripley’s ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a report of a kayak accident at approximately 6:20 p.m. in the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River in the Greenbrier section of the park. Kenneth C. Worthington, age 53, of Apex, N.C. capsized his kayak and floated to the river edge where friends pulled him from the river. Park rangers, ...

The Tennessee departments of Health and Agriculture have partnered to develop a mobile app that allows users to check Tennessee restaurant inspection scores no matter where they are located. Tennessee Restaurant Inspection Scores is a free app available for both iOS and Android, which lets users view health inspection scores from Tennessee restaurants and retail stores that prepare food, including ...

The Sevierville Recreation Department is now accepting youth baseball and softball registration and entry fees for the Smoky Mountain Youth Baseball Association 2015 fall season. Baseball leagues are open to children ages 5-17 years old; softball ages are also 5-17 years old. The registration fee for both leagues is $35.00/child. Children can register to be drafted or full teams may ...

The 40th annual Gatlinburg 4th of July Midnight Parade steps off at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2015 to the cheers of close to 80,000 spectators. For 40 years, the Parade has honored our nation’s Military Veterans and other U.S. Military Heroes with this classic, small town American parade. The First Independence Day Parade in the Nation has garnered ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials reopened the Cosby entrance road, campground, and picnic area this morning. The area has been closed due to flood damage since June 22, 2015 when flash flooding along Rock Creek spilled over the banks. Park maintenance crews cleared rocks and debris from the roadway and repaired over 1,000 feet of road shoulders where the ...

The 2015 Celebrity Concert Series continues at Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge with Shenandoah, featuring Marty Raybon, on Friday, July 3, 2015 at 8 pm. The voice of such classic country hits as “The Church on Cumberland Road,” “Next to You Next to Me” and “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart” is back. Marty Raybon is reuniting with ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating the shooting of a bald eagle in Jefferson County in the area of Elliots Shoals on Douglas Lake near Dandridge, Tenn. A reward of up to $12,500 is being offered for information leading to a conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting the eagle. The wounded eagle was ...

LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville has received designation as a NICHE Hospital. The NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) designation indicates a hospital’s commitment to elder care excellence. The NICHE designation signals LeConte Medical Center’s dedication to providing patient-centered care for older adult patients. Through LeConte’s participation in the NICHE program — a leading elder care nursing program — ...