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On Saturday, July 11, 2015, the Gatlinburg Farmers Market will present its next series of special events, Canning and Food Preservation Day, with a lineup of demonstrations on traditional ways of preserving fresh foods while listening to music performed by Vicki Jones-Cosby. Throughout the morning, Linda Hyder from University of Tennessee Extension of Sevier County will demonstrate canning and test ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the temporary closure of three trail sections in the lower Forney Creek Trail area for a trail rehabilitation project that will include work on the Lakeshore, White Oak Branch, and Forney Creek trails. Mechanized equipment will be used to significantly improve the condition and sustainability of these trails. The project will include re-establishing ...

The pantry is empty and the refrigerator is bare. You know what time it is… time to shop for groceries. As you drive to your favorite grocery store, you already know the actions you are going take. You will enter the store, grab a buggy, and browse aisles upon aisles of products. After your cart is full and all items ...

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, ...

Trails, campsites and a shelter in the Hazel Creek area reopened today, after being closed since the bear attack nearly a month ago. Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced Thursday, July 2, 2015, that Hazel Creek Trail, Jenkins Ridge Trail, Bone Valley Trail, Cold Spring Gap Trail, Derrick Knob Shelter, and backcountry campsites 82, 83, 84, 85, ...

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 Farmers Market at Sevierville Commons is a great place to purchase fresh meats and produce for your 4th of July celebrations while also having fun and learning a thing or two about the Revolutionary War. The weekly Sevierville Farmers Market, held every Friday in historic downtown Sevierville, will celebrate the birth of our nation a day early on market ...

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 ...

Home canning continues to make a comeback, and tomatoes are among the most popular commodities to can says Dr. Janie Burney, a professor and food preservation specialist with the University of Tennessee Extension Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. As the canning season begins, Burney answers questions that beginners and those experienced in food preservation often ask about canning tomatoes. ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the temporary closure of the Cosby entrance road due to flood damage. On June 22, 2015 at approximately 4 p.m., flash flooding along Rock Creek spilled over the banks damaging road shoulders along 1,500 linear feet of the Cosby entrance road. Underground electric and phone lines were exposed along most of the road ...