Lifestyle

Wow – what a creative question! The answer is yes, if you live in an area where the houses are more valuable just because of location. If your home is in an area that sells for more money per square foot, like many areas in east Tennessee (Wears Valley, Townsend, Farragut, Sequoia Hills area of Knoxville, parts of Maryville, just to name ...

Sevier County 4-H Members recently brought home honors at the Eastern Region 4-H Sheep Expo at the Tennessee Valley Fairgrounds in Knoxville. Luke and Anna Pendleton had a good day showing Katadin sheep in the Breeding Ewe Show. Luke had first place entries with his intermediate junior ewe lamb, the early junior ewe lamb and the senior yearling ewe. His ...

A local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America is hosting a free BBQ and picnic for Gulf War Veterans and their families. The Vietnam Veterans of America, Bill Robinson Chapter 1078, invite Gulf War Veterans, those who served active duty from 1990 through the present, to bring their families to a Welcome Home BBQ and Picnic scheduled 10 a.m.–2 ...

Shoppers and retailers are getting ready for one of the biggest shopping events of the year, the Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday. Sales of certain clothing, shoes, school supplies and computers are tax exempt during the annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday that will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 29 and ends Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. A ...

A golf tournament coming up promises players a fun day and plenty of chances to win great prizes, but the real winners will be recipients of scholarships funded by the event. The 19th Annual Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association / S & D Coffee & Tea Benefit Golf Tournament will be held Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at the Sevierville Golf Club. ...

Sevier County 4-H members Brandon Moreira, Sevierville Middle School and John Tate, Pigeon Forge Middle School, were delegates to the 2016 UT Extension’s 4-H Electric Camp held June 28 – July 1, 2016 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. They were a part of a group of over 280 youth representing counties from across the state. Delegates explored the ...

Friends of the Smokies has received a grant of $14,000 from REI in support of the Trails Forever program. The funds were made possible through REI’s Asheville and Knoxville locations as part of the 2016 REI Local Grant program, and will be used to continue to fund a full-time trail crew to reconstruct and rehabilitate Alum Cave Trail, one of ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park rangers are leading a variety of summer programs for youth from the Knoxville’s Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley including Adventure Camps. Youth participating in the camps will spend three days in the Great Smoky Mountains and one day in Cumberland Gap learning about the unparalleled diversity ...

Sevier County 4-H Wildlife Judging Team Members recently brought home honors in the Eastern Regional 4-H Wildlife Judging Team Competition held at the University of Tennessee Holston Research Farm in Knoxville. Sevier County teams placed fifth in the Junior High Division and sixth in the Senior High Division. Overall, ten Sevier County 4-H members participated in the Regional event. At ...

Sevier County 4-H members recently represented Sevier County at the 2016 Eastern Region 4-H Fashion & Design Conference at the Main Stay Suites in Pigeon Forge. They were among 100 delegates from across East Tennessee taking part in this annual conference that provides opportunities to explore fashion and design with hands on classes and workshops. Highlights included an outing to Dixie ...