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A man died on Saturday after being hit by an off road vehicle at the Kodak Off Road Park. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the death of 52-year-old Jackie Taylor of Kodak on Feb. 27, 2016 at the Kodak Off Road Park on Fortenberry Road. Witnesses told responding officers that Taylor, a spectator at the attraction, ...

Have you ever thought about owning a cabin? Do you know that a cabin vacation home can be a great source of income for you? Of course, you can enjoy spending some time there as well! Many of us enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! We live within an hour drive of such beautiful streams, high mountain ridges, breathtaking ...

While we cannot see the changes going on inside Dolly Parton’s Lumberjack Adventure Dinner & Show, progress outside is dramatic with the demolition of the old Regency Inn in front of the attraction. Construction crews removed the Regency Inn in Pigeon Forge this week to increase visibility from the Parkway and expand parking for Lumberjack Adventure. Dolly Parton announced the ...

Alpaca owners and breeders from across the country are coming to Sevierville to compete in the Southern Select Alpaca Show and celebrate the beautiful fiber art created from their fleece. The Southern Select Alpaca Show will be held March 5–6, 2016 at the Sevierville Convention Center. The show is open to the public 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday ...

Covenant Health recently recognized exceptional leaders at its Buscetta Award Ceremony. Mark Conley, manager of Parkwest Therapy Center, has been named winner of the 2016 Buscetta Award, given annually to an outstanding manager within Covenant Health who personifies leadership excellence. The award was presented by Covenant Health President and CEO Tony Spezia. Conley has been an employee for 17 years ...

The Sevierville Police Department is offering a free self-defense class for women of all ages. The 12-hour Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. system is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has declared Feb. 28 – March 5, 2016, as Severe Weather Awareness Week to encourage all Tennesseans to make planning and preparing for severe weather a priority. Throughout the week, a number of organizations at the local, state and federal levels will conduct educational activities across the state with a goal of helping people prevent injuries ...

Local dialysis patients will benefit from the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation’s Lucky Kidney Run and Irish Festival presented by Fresenius Medical Care on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in downtown Knoxville. The 5th annual 6K run and 6K/2K walk start from Market Square at 10 a.m., progressing from downtown to the Fourth and Gill neighborhood and back. Registration is now open ...

The East Tennessee Career Coach will be in Sevierville at a Lowe’s Hiring Event. Lowe’s representatives will be taking applications for various open positions from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the 610 Winfield Dunn Parkway store in Sevierville, Tenn. The Career Coach is a mobile job center operated by Tennessee’s Department of Labor & ...

The Gatlinburg Festival of Trees committee, along with the Gatlinburg Chamber Foundation, presented the Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains board of directors with a check for $24,904.29 on Feb. 11, 2016. This amount greatly exceeded the expectations of the committee and was only made possible through the cooperative efforts of Hospitality Solutions, Inc., local organizations and leaders ...