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Author Courtney Lix profiles the lives and accomplishments of Dolly Parton and other local women in her book “No Place for the Weary Kind: Women of the Smokies.” What does it mean to be a woman of the Smokies? While author Courtney Lix spent more than five years researching and writing her way to an answer, the Gatlinburg, Tenn. native ...

A flurry of activity has begun at the Anakeesta Village development on the Parkway in Gatlinburg as the site is prepared for construction. During the month of March, Layman Construction Company and House Movers carefully prepared the historic Ogle Cabin for relocation to the City of Gatlinburg Welcome Center on the Parkway. The evening of Wednesday, April 20, 2016, after ...

Local residents can dispose of household hazardous waste such as old and leftover automotive, home improvement and garden products for free at an event on Saturday in Sevierville. Household hazardous waste materials are those considered flammable, toxic, reactive and/or corrosive that should not be placed with regular garbage. The Extreme Household Cleanup Event will be held 8 a.m.–1 p.m. on ...

An 8,600 square foot structure associated with the former Wonderland Hotel in the Elkmont area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park burned to the ground on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The fire was reported by a park visitor at approximately 7:15 a.m. The park fire management crew and Gatlinburg Fire Department responded to the area. The Wonderland Hotel Annex was ...

The Sevier County Area Master Gardeners Association will be hosting its 12th annual Flower and Garden Show & Sale on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sevier County Fairgrounds, 754 Old Knoxville Highway in Sevierville. This special event is the primary fundraiser for the non-profit volunteer Master Gardeners group. During the past year they have ...

Tony Funderburg has joined the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce team as director of Sales and Advertising. He brings nearly 20 years of tourism industry experience in group sales and marketing to the position and will be responsible for the Chamber’s group sales programs and advertising placement. Funderburg was most recently the director of Sales and Marketing for the Edgewater Hotel ...

Residents and those who work locally can see any of the Ripley’s attractions in Sevier County for just $5 during Local Discount Days. Everyone who lives or works in Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox or Sevier County may take advantage of this local discount and enjoy any of the Ripley’s Tennessee attractions for just $5 plus tax per person/per visit from ...

East Tennessee’s KaTom Restaurant Supply has climbed two spots in this year’s industry rankings for restaurant equipment dealers and is now the 23rd-largest such company in America. KaTom is the only Tennessee company to make the slate of 100 “Distribution Giants” put out by industry publication Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. Its sales of $70.79 million in 2015 represent an increase ...

Each spring when the mountains turn green, Gatlinburg celebrates “Going Green” in a big way during the annual Earth Week Celebration held Monday, April 18 to Saturday, April 23, 2016. Gatlinburg dedicates an entire week to celebrate caring for the earth with events designed to share easy green practices through games, crafts and music, opportunities to get outside and maybe even get your ...

Authorities say a Bluff Mountain fire is 100% contained, but certain roads are closed and people remain evacuated from the area. A structure fire started at a home on Memory Way in Sevierville just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, 2016 and spread, burning six other homes and 150 acres of Bluff Mountain before firefighters could bring it under ...