Lifestyle

With construction complete, the first Zaxby’s restaurant in the city of Gatlinburg has opened in the Mountain Mall. A Southeast favorite for chicken fingers and wings, the new fast casual restaurant opened for business on February 29th, 2016. “We believe that this area is the perfect fit because of the great reputation that Zaxby’s already has in Tennessee but also ...

The weather is getting warmer and it’s time to clean out your garage and reserve your vendor space at the Sevierville 10-Mile Yard Sale. With the spring sale scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 2016, vendor spaces are already selling fast for the Sevierville 10-Mile Yard Sale in Sevierville. Many vendors charge $20 per space and use the event as a ...

Maybe it’s the health or nutritional benefits. Maybe it’s the pride and joy associated with successfully cultivating a living plant. Or maybe it’s just a way to get off our electronic devices and reconnect with the outdoors. But whatever the reason, Tennesseans are increasingly interested in gardening. Natalie Bumgarner, an assistant professor of horticulture with University of Tennessee Extension and ...

It’s not too early for 4-H members to begin making plans for 4-H Summer Camp. Each summer over 200 Sevier County 4-H members attend camp. A week at camp can be the highlight of the summer for a 4-H member. 4-H offers a camp experience for most age and interest levels. Camp applications are being distributed this month in 4-H ...

Sevierville’s Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting registration for the Spring Adult Softball season. Leagues are available for men’s ($275/team) and co-ed ($200/team) divisions. Games will be played at Sevierville City Park on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning April 19, 2016. Registration materials are available at the Sevierville Community Center front desk or on the website’s softball page. ...

The Mill, which is located one half mile north of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee North Carolina, provides an opportunity for park volunteers to assist in educating visitors about the general role of milling in the Smokies and specifically the turbine wheel at Mingus Mill. Mingus Mill, built in 1886 offers visitors a unique look into see the inner ...

Sevier County 4-H members recently brought home honors in the Eastern Region Sub-Regional held in Newport, and Regional Public Speaking Contest in Knoxville. Fourth through eighth grade county winners from nine surrounding counties participated in the Sub-Regional Contest in Newport. Sevier County winners participating included: 4th grade – Reed Bull, Catlettsburg Elementary 5th grade – Tyson McFall, New Center 6th ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting roving volunteers to assist park visitors along the Oconaluftee River Trail, Mountain Farm Museum, and fields along Newfound Gap Road near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center. Volunteers are needed from mid-April through mid-November and typically work one four-hour shift per week. Oconaluftee roving volunteers provide information to visitors about park regulations that best protect ...

A scavenger hunt is a great way to explore and learn about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is holding a scavenger hunt inside the park this weekend. Participants who register for the scavenger hunt will receive 75 hunt questions/challenges via email by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11 and must report to ...

Sevier County 4-H announces the 10th Annual Erica Manning 4-H Camp Memorial Scholarship Fund. Erica was tragically killed in an automobile accident on December 30, 2005 at the age of 21. Each year the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club, local businesses and several local individuals provide donations for scholarships for individual 4-H members to assist them in attending 4-H Camp. These ...