Great Smoky Mountains National Park will issue one Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) authorizing a temporary food and beverage operation at Clingmans Dome parking area during the August 21, 2017 Great American Eclipse event. The park is expected to shuttle approximately 1,600 people to Clingmans Dome for the day to participate in eclipse activities and presentations. Under the CUA, the permittee ...
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2017 Sevier County Municipal Elections Calendar
The Sevier County Election Commission has announced the following municipal election information for the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. City of Sevierville Municipal Election – May 4, 2017 Last day to Register to vote: April 4, 2017 Last day to request Absentee Ballot: April 27, 2017 Early Voting: NONE Election Day Polling Location: Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary ...
Read More »CO.STARTERS to Help Local Entrepreneurs Start, Grow Their Business
Sevierville Commons Arts Council will soon offer CO.STARTERS, a nationally renowned platform that helps communities grow local business. The nine-week program equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action. Unlike traditional platforms, CO.STARTERS applies the lean business modeling methods popular among high-growth startups to businesses of all kinds. This program is funded in ...
Read More »Cherokee Distributing, MillerCoors Donate to 12 Local Fire Departments
In the wake of the devastation caused by the wildfires in East Tennessee, Cherokee Distributing Company and MillerCoors teamed up in an attempt to provide relief to those affected by this tragedy. The two companies are pleased to announce a joint donation of $12,000 to the fire departments who bravely fought the wildfires in Blount and Sevier counties. Each of ...
Read More »Seymour Convenience Store Owner Subdues, Detains Robber
A man who attempted to rob a Marathon Gas Speedway Market in Seymour on Wednesday night has been arrested after the store owner detained him until police could arrive. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery at the Marathon Gas Speedway Market, 626 Maryville Highway, just after 8 p.m. on March 22, 2017. Upon ...
Read More »March Madness Continues as Task Force Rounds Up More Alleged Drug Dealers
Local authorities have arrested 16 more suspected drug dealers in connection with the March Madness undercover operation in Sevier County. Officers from Sevier County Sheriff’s Office; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms; Homeland Security; US Marshals Service; Tenn. Dept. of Corrections; and the police departments of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg began rounding up the alleged drug dealers on March ...
Read More »More than 500 Artful Quilts Expected at A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge
More than 500 artfully designed and carefully stitched quilts will compete for more than $20,000 in prize money at the 23rd A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge. The five-day event, one of biggest of its kind in the U.S., is March 21–25, 2017 at LeConte Center, 2986 Teaster Lane in Pigeon Forge. A Mountain Quiltfest will feature more than 60 ...
Read More »All New “Feel the Music” Show Opens at Smoky Mountain Opry in Pigeon Forge
The Smoky Mountain Opry, renowned as the must-see variety show in Pigeon Forge, has opened for its grand finale farewell season with “Feel the Music,” an all-new original show with many new cast members and what Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group is promising to be their biggest and best production show in Pigeon Forge to date. The acclaimed Smoky Mountain Opry ...
Read More »Santa and More Than 300 Santa’s Helpers in Gatlinburg for Santa Family Reunion
A Parade of Santas and other events will be held in Gatlinburg during the Santa Family Reunion this weekend. Santa is coming from the North, coming from the South, and coming from the East and the West. But how can this be? Everyone knows the real spirit of Santa Claus resides at the North Pole, but from March 17-20, 2017 ...
Read More »Exhibit Marks 30th Anniversary of Dolly Parton Statue in Sevierville
The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the unveiling of the Dolly Parton Statue. Created by artist Jim Gray, the statue is located on the Sevier County Courthouse lawn in historic downtown Sevierville. The exhibit 30: Celebrating Dolly in Bronze will be on display from March 15, 2017 until the end of December at the Sevierville ...
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