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Hundreds of runners will race down the Parkway in Pigeon Forge on Saturday night in the PigeonForge.com Midnight 8K. The Knoxville Track Club is holding the PigeonForge.com Midnight 8K on August 2, 2014, drawing runners and walkers from across the region. While Saturday’s race is open registration for anyone who wishes to participate and pays the entry fee, it is ...

Click here for 2015 Sales Tax Holiday information?   Tennessee Tax Free Weekend is set for August 1-3, 2014 and many of Sevierville, Tennessee’s largest retailers are preparing by offering extended hours and sales to entice even more shoppers to their stores. Sevierville’s Tanger Five Oaks Factory Outlet Center will offer extended hours of 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. on ...

A new Gatlinburg attraction gives tourists and residents the opportunity to interact with friendly, adoptable cats in a relaxed playroom environment. “KAT KINGDOM… Where Cats Rule” recently opened at Covered Bridge in the Glades, part of the Great Smoky Mountains Arts and Crafts Community, with a wildcat-themed playroom adorned with perches, catwalks, cubby holes, shelves, cat beds and cat trees ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park tourism added $734 million to the economies of communities surrounding the park and supported more than ten thousand jobs in 2013. Spending by visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a vital part of our local economy here in Sevier County. Residents, especially those in the hospitality industry, depend heavily upon the influx ...

Early voting starts tomorrow for the Sevier County General Election and State of Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries. Avoid the lines on Election Day by voting early at the Sevier County Election Commission building or the Seymour Branch of the Sevier County Library. Early voting locations and hours: Sevier County Election Commission 1145 Dolly Parton Parkway Sevierville, TN 37862 July ...

Shoppers across Tennessee, especially those ready for back to school shopping, are looking forward to the annual TN Sales Tax Holiday. The State of Tennessee holds the TN Sales Tax Holiday each year, beginning 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending the following Sunday night at 11:59 p.m., during which time certain clothing, school and art supplies, ...

The Sevier County General Election (the final election for local offices) and the State of Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries (party primaries for state and federal offices) will be held on August 7, 2014 and today is the last day to register to vote in that election. If you would like to register to vote in the August 7, 2014 ...

Tractor Supply in Sevierville is having a Farmer’s Market on Saturday, July 12th, 2014. We will have fresh, local fruits and vegetables and handmade crafts. Please join us at 9 a.m. for the fun! If you are interested in participating, please ask a Tractor Supply Team Member in store for more information. Tractor Supply is located at 330 W Main ...

The Old Forge Distillery opened its doors to the public Wednesday. Located next door to the Old Mill Restaurant, it is the first of two distilleries set to open this year in Pigeon Forge. A tour of the Old Forge Distillery is part history lesson and part science. The distillery’s name is inspired by history according to Old Mill Historian ...

Pigeon Forge’s American Eagle Foundation is asking the public to help locate a missing falcon. Scimitar (sim-it-ar), a female Peregrine Falcon, escaped from the American Eagle Foundation’s “weathering yard” near Dollywood in Pigeon Forge about 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 21st. “The American Eagle Foundation is conducting it’s own search efforts but would like to increase the chances of rescuing ...