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Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that it is participating in Partners in Preservation (PIP), a community-based partnership of American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to raise awareness of the importance of preserving historic places, which is embarking on its first national campaign in the program’s 10-year history. In honor of the National Park Service’s Centennial, ...

The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation has awarded scholarships to four seniors from Gatlinburg Pittman High School. Kelly Champagne, Sterling Fisher, Jordan Daniels and Mikayla Huskey, graduating seniors from Gatlinburg Pittman High School, have each received a $500 scholarship from the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Funding for the scholarships is provided through various fundraisers throughout the year. The Gatlinburg ...

Welcome to the Big House! Alcatraz East, a new crime museum, announced they are scheduled to open in Pigeon Forge in fall 2016. The museum will give visitors the behind-the-scenes story of our nation’s crime history. “This is going to be the place for the public to learn about crime history, law enforcement, and all things related,” said Janine Vaccarello, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to comment through June 27, 2016 on a proposal to increase camping  fees at frontcountry campgrounds and picnic pavilion fees along with proposed changes to the management of three campgrounds by adding them to the national reservation system through Recreation.gov. The park is also hosting open houses at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center ...

Local and out-of-town guests gathered in downtown Sevierville for an opportunity to enjoy great food and world-class bluegrass music at Sevierville’s 12th Annual Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass festival held May 20 and 21, 2016. Forty-six cook teams attended the Bush’s Best Tennessee State Championship Barbeque Cook-Off held during the event, with Checkered Pig of Martinsville, Va. claiming Grand Champion while ...

The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Mom’s Heart to downtown Gatlinburg on Monday, May 23, 2016 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new business offers unique products and gifts for locals and visitors to commemorate that special occasion or memory with a personalized keepsake, including: Laser Engraving on a variety of materials and products Photo Printing and Custom Matting ...

A full slate of Meet the Author events is being planned in Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Sugarlands Visitor Center in the coming weeks. During these sessions, the authors will discuss their work and how the national park impacts their creative endeavors. Friday, May 27, 2016, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., retired GSMNP wildlife ranger Kim Delozier will discuss his books “Bear ...

Art is happening in downtown Sevierville. Local botanical artist Andrea Wilson will exhibit her international award winning etchings June 1–12, 2016 at Courthouse Donuts, 160 Court Avenue in downtown Sevierville, Tenn. This exhibition is the first in a series sponsored by the Sevierville Commons Arts Council and Sevierville Commons Association. A reception will take place Friday, June 3 from 7–10 ...

Authorities allege a 17-year-old boy brandished a stolen handgun during the attempted armed robbery of a Sevierville convenience store on Friday. Personnel from Carol’s Corner Market & Grill, located at 2297 Old Newport Highway in Sevierville, called the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office just after 4 p.m. on May 20, 2016 to report an attempted armed robbery. A while male wearing ...

The Gatlinburg Police and Fire Departments are partnering with the Tennessee Dangerous Drugs Task Force to present a workshop on how to protect private and rental properties from becoming hazardous drug labs. Topics that will be covered include; how to identify a meth lab operation, the process for the breakdown and destruction of clandestine labs and the decontamination process. Trained ...