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A family trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has resulted in tragedy after a woman died as a result of a fall from a rock wall at the Newfound Gap parking lot. According to park spokesperson Dana Soehn, Swain County 911 notified Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers of a medical emergency at the Newfound Gap parking lot ...

Dollywood again earned several of Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards, this year picking up four “best of” awards and placing in the top-five in five additional categories during the magazine’s 2016 awards ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. “I’m so very proud of the experience families have when they come visit my Dollywood,” Dolly ...

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation has scheduled children’s swim lessons at the Community Center beginning in September. Parent/tot lessons will be available for children 6 months to 3 years old, as will Level 1 and 2 classes for children aged 4-years old and older. Classes will be taught on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings at the ...

“What’s for supper?” This question is particularly difficult if you are cooking for one or two people! Meal preparation is often viewed as “too much trouble,” therefore quick unhealthy choices often become the norm. Soon this habit becomes boring, expensive, and can lead to health concerns. So, perhaps it is time to try a few new ideas. Make plans to ...

Students in grades 5-12 are invited to apply for Prudential Spirit of Community Awards if they have made meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteer service within the past 12 months. This program year marks The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards’ 22nd year of honoring youth volunteers. The program, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of ...

Native grass offers beef producers a number of advantages, including enhanced profitability, drought tolerance and reduced exposure to fescue toxicosis says Patrick Keyser, professor and director of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s Center for Native Grasslands Management. “Keeping cattle off infected fescue in summer is especially beneficial because concentrations of toxins are often elevated at this time of ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation placed Mitchell Oakes on its Top 10 Most Wanted List for allegedly planting a bomb in a vehicle outside a Franklin, Tenn. nursing home on Saturday. Franklin Police responded to a call at 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2016 at the NHC Place, Cool Springs assisted living facility after an employee reported a suspicious device ...

In 2001, Challenger, the celebrity educational ambassador Bald Eagle, visited Ground Zero two weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and several times since. This eagle, and the American Eagle Foundation that cares for him, were invited by George Steinbrenner to appear at the first New York Yankees home game after the historic World Trade Center tragedy and every game at ...

An armed robbery suspect is still on the loose after holding up a Walgreens in Pigeon Forge on Saturday afternoon. The Pigeon Forge Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man involved in the armed robbery of the Walgreens located at 3071 Parkway in Pigeon Forge at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. The man, ...

Detectives with the Sevierville Police Department charged three students on Friday in connection with a reported rape of another student at Sevier County High School earlier this week. The department said the alleged rape of a male juvenile student by three male classmates occurred Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 on the school campus, but did not disclose where on campus that ...