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Three juveniles have been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery and shooting that took place in the Food City parking lot in Seymour last month. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals says that three Knox County juveniles face charges including attempted aggravated robbery and attempted first degree murder for an incident that took place in the parking lot of the ...

The 10th annual 5K run to benefit Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries has a new name and a new course route. The 5K in May is now called Pig Pickin 5K, and will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 — the same weekend as the annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass festival in downtown Sevierville. This year the 5K will ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park released a schedule for work to be performed on the Gatlinburg Bypass and Spur in May and June. Park officials announced intermittent closures of the access ramp leading from the southbound Spur to the Gatlinburg Bypass, Monday through Friday, beginning May 3 through May 12, 2017. The temporary, short-term closures are necessary for the installation ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is assisting wildlife biologists at Tennessee State University in research to determine the distribution of pygmy rattlesnakes in Tennessee. The pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) is listed as a threatened species in Tennessee and the research will help in conservation efforts to preserve the species in the state. Native to Tennessee, pygmy rattlesnakes are predators that ...

Anakeesta is partnering with locally-based CLIMB Works to build the Dueling Ziplines and Tree Top Walk as well as assist with overall operations and management of the new attraction, and has hired Beanstalk Builders from Morgantown, N.C. to create a whimsical treehouse-themed children’s playground. Anakeesta owners, Bob and Karen Bentz, traveled to several countries researching different mountain attractions they wanted ...

People from outside the area who are interested in owning homes or cabins here constantly ask us, “How did the wildfires affect the real estate market in the Smokies?” That is a great question. The short answer is that we are in a season where it is really a seller’s market, for a couple of different reasons. First, even before ...

Ramsey Cascades Trail reopened on Thursday following the installation of a new foot log. The trail has been closed since August 2016 when the foot log was damaged by a fallen tree. The foot log spans a section of Ramsey Prong that is too swift and deep to allow hikers to safely rock-hop across river. The popular, four-mile trail is ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will host the 2017 Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) workshop June 2-4, 2017 in Crossville at the Clyde M. York 4-H Center. The relaxed atmosphere of the BOW workshop is aimed at women, and an opportunity for those 18 or older to learn outdoor skills usually associated with hunting and fishing. However, the workshop provides ...

Sevierville Commons Arts Council and Sevierville Commons Association have been awarded a $50,000 Tennessee Main Street Entrepreneur Grant. Sevierville was one of six communities across the state to receive funding from the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development through the Rural Economic Opportunity Act. Grant funding will be used to help secure and renovate a building at 129 Bruce ...

Anna Porter Public Library is launching a new series of programs called Lincoln Center Local with a free screening of a performance by Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra. The library will be streaming pre-recorded performances filmed at Lincoln Center onto a new large screen, digital projector with bluetooth speakers. Lincoln Center Local: Free Screenings was created by Lincoln ...