Lifestyle

The Sevier County Area Master Gardener Group will be holding its fourteen annual class starting in January 2019. The class will start on January 17th with the last class ending on March 21st. Classes will be held on ten Thursday nights and one Saturday. Thursday classes are January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21. ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its non-profit partner, Discover Life in America (DLIA), recently celebrated the 20th year of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) with the announcement of a major milestone of the project – 1,000 new species to science! Over the last 20 years, many species have been documented in the park for the first time, but ...

The Incredible Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge is hosting an Incredible Christmas Celebration and lighting ceremony for its Salvation Army Angel Tree on Saturday. The first annual Incredible Christmas Celebration and tree lighting ceremony will feature amazing Christmas carolers, free hot chocolate, free door prizes and more. Visit with Santa Claus and meet your favorite holiday characters such as, Elf ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the reopening of Bull Head Trail and Sugarland Mountain Trail on Friday, October 26, 2018, after extensive work to repair damage from the Chimney Tops 2 Fire. Both of these trails extend from the highest peaks in the park to the lower elevations, providing incredible opportunities for hikers to enjoy fall colors over ...

Family Community Education Clubs, formerly Home Demonstration Clubs – Extension Homemakers, may have changed names, but their mission to strengthen individuals and families through fellowship, learning, and community service – still remains strong. Join Sevier County FCE Clubs in celebrating National FCE Week October 9 – 15, 2018. Visit a club meeting! Make new friends, have fun, and become involved ...

An animal rescue bus with 52 dogs and 10 cats from three North Carolina animal shelters evacuated for Hurricane Florence arrived in Tennessee Saturday and the Sevier County Humane Society was on hand to assist with rescue and placement efforts. “We have taken in 9 dogs and 4 cats that will be assessed, have an opportunity to de-stress from the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials continue preparations for Hurricane Florence and have announced road and facility closures beginning Saturday, September 15. Predictions from the National Weather Service call for strong, gusty winds and rainfall amounts of 4-8 inches moving into the park on Saturday evening, with Sunday morning seeing the worst of the storm. The higher rainfall totals are most ...

The very talented and popular chef, Adam Palmeno, and business partner/co-owner Robbin Caudill are combining forces to open up a new, unique restaurant called Barley Station in Sevierville. The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce will cut the ribbon in a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. and a Grand Opening celebration will be held 5-7 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2018. The evening ...

Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, the opening day of squirrel season and the middle day of the new statewide three-day archery private lands only/antlered only deer season. This is the first year for this type of deer season and provides hunters with an opportunity to harvest a buck with velvet-covered antlers. Free Hunting Day, ...

During this year’s Friends Across the Mountains Telethon, SmartBank presented a $15,000 check to Friends of the Smokies to support its annual fundraising effort for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since 2010, SmartBank has donated nearly $100,000 to this non-profit. “We take great pleasure in partnering with Friends of the Smokies and other local organizations that work tirelessly to encourage ...