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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering a free elementary school teacher workshop this fall. Activities include exploring the park with a “living” map, visiting with Granny Franny at the Noah ‘Bud’ Ogle cabin to learn about Appalachian medicinal plants, conducting a forest biodiversity inventory and learning how to use a crosscut saw! All elementary school teachers are welcome to ...

A multi-agency task force set out early this morning to round up 119 people on drug presentments returned by a recent Sevier County Grand Jury. The drug charges were the result a six-month undercover operation by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Street Crimes Unit, a joint effort consisting of officers from the Sheriff’s Office, and police departments from the cities of ...

Former Arkansas Governor and current Presidential hopeful, Gov. Mike Huckabee, was in Gatlinburg the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 23, for Fall Jubilee 2015. The Fall Jubilee, now in its 19th year, welcomes more than 6,000 Senior Adults from over 15 states across the country for the annual Gospel conference. This year’s conference featured keynote speaker Gov. Huckabee along with speakers ...

The Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development announced that Sevierville has achieved Tennessee Main Street Certification. Sevierville, Bolivar and McKenzie join the ranks of twenty-eight Tennessee Main Street communities that are certified through the state’s downtown revitalization program and accredited by the National Main Street Center. The Sevierville Commons Association, a non-profit comprised of local community members who believe ...

Sevierville police arrested a man Monday in connection with a burglary at Lee’s Total Healthcare Pharmacy in Sevierville. An investigation by the Sevierville Police Department of an alleged burglary at Lee’s Total Healthcare Pharmacy at 725 Parkway in Sevierville on the morning of Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 determined three male suspects left the business in a black Land Rover. Officer ...

Sevierville Police arrested two people from Knoxville who allegedly attempted to make a purchase at a local Sevier County flea market with counterfeit money. Officers with the Sevierville Police Department responded to a call from a security guard at the Great Smokies Flea Market, 220 West Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak, Tenn. just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. The park offers a variety of activities that fourth graders and their family can enjoy, including guided discovery hikes, educational programs, and self-guided junior ranger activities. Special events, like the upcoming Mountain Life ...

Ripken Baseball recently announced Mike Kremblas, coach of the Knoxville Stars 9u baseball team, as the recipient of the 2015 Ripken Baseball Youth Coach of the Year Award. Together, Ripken Baseball and Baseball America set out on a mission in early July to celebrate youth coaches who represent “The Ripken Way” pillars – character, commitment, community, family, fun, integrity, passion ...

Ripley’s is offering a special discount admission to all eight Ripley’s Tennessee attractions during Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox and Sevier County Days with a portion of the proceeds going to help feed local families in need. Everyone who lives or works in Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox or Sevier County may take advantage of this offer to enjoy any of the ...

Government agencies, businesses, organizations and citizens across the United States will be discussing emergency preparedness in September as they participate in the 2015 National Preparedness Month. “Every year, communities across our country face emergencies from unforeseen natural disasters to deliberate acts that test our Nation’s grit and challenge us to overcome tragedy,” President Obama said as he proclaimed September as ...