Lifestyle

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire staff plan to conduct a series of controlled burns in Cades Cove on Monday, March 7 through Friday, March 11, 2016. Weather depending, these prescribed fire treatments will take place in four field units totaling 502 acres between Sparks Lane and the Cable Mill Visitor Center area. “These controlled ...

Local dialysis patients will benefit from the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation’s Lucky Kidney Run and Irish Festival presented by Fresenius Medical Care on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in downtown Knoxville. The 5th annual 6K run and 6K/2K walk start from Market Square at 10 a.m., progressing from downtown to the Fourth and Gill neighborhood and back. Registration is now open ...

As anticipation mounts for the opening of Dollywood’s Lightning Rod, fans now have one more way to satisfy their appetite for the world’s fastest wood coaster—a new Lightning Rod-themed ice cream flavor, thanks to Mayfield. The packaging for Mayfield’s newest flavor, Smoky Mountain Fudge, features colorful artwork of Lightning Rod launching riders to a world-record 73 mph top speed. The ...

It’s time for 4-H’ers to get out the apron and warm up the oven for the annual 4-H Baking Contest, which will be held at 4-H Club meetings in March. The Baking Contest has been a traditional favorite over the years. This year, 4-H members will make different types of cookies depending on their grade level. Specific categories are listed ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a phenology monitoring plot in areas throughout the park. Volunteers will collect information as part of an important research project tracking seasonal biological data such as plant flowering dates and the presence of migratory birds. Tracking this phenology data across the park allows scientists to better understand how plants ...

“The research results are in,” says Dr. Dena Wise, Professor and Extension Specialist with UT Extension, “and it’s clear that the best way to save is to make savings automatic.” That’s why America Saves, and other organizations that promote saving, are focusing on making savings automatic during America Saves Week 2016. “Many people have automatic retirement savings through a 401(k) ...

As the calendar turns a new year, cattle producers need to consider how to help their herds weather the winter. Dr. Marc Caldwell, a Field Service Veterinarian with the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center, responds to some common questions about best practices for winter herd management. Do cows nutritional needs differ in the colder months? Dr. Caldwell: Cold weather ...

Friends of the Smokies has received a $21,500 grant from the Richard Haiman National Parks Foundation to support the Parks As Classrooms program and to resupply backcountry shelters in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Richard Haiman National Parks Foundation has supported Friends of the Smokies since 1999, contributing more than $400,000, nearly half of which has gone to fund ...

Sevier County 4-H Poster Winners for 2015-2016 have been named, with over 2,230 posters entered in this years poster contest. Winners were named in four award categories. The Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club and the Glenda M Johnson Sevier County 4-H Endowment Fund sponsor the awards. The top nine winners will receive $25. Twenty-fiver dollar winners are: Ava Campbell, Boyds Creek; ...

Ole Smoky announced today the local launch of its Ole Smoky whiskey line and the grand opening of its new distillery, The Barrelhouse. The company, which is famous for its Tennessee Moonshines, plans to build off of the success of Davy Crockett’s Tennessee Whiskey by rebranding Davy Crockett Whiskey and renovating their distillery. “The whiskey line is going to be ...