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Kraft Foods has issued a recall of its boxed Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner after consumers reported finding pieces of metal the product. Illinois based Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling about 242,000 cases of Original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. The recall affects only 7.25 oz. boxes of the product with “Best When Used By” dates of September 18, ...

Free medical, dental and vision care will be available to those who cannot otherwise afford them at a mobile clinic set up this weekend at the Smokies Stadium. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps will hold a free clinic on March 21-22, 2015 at the Smokies Stadium in Kodak, Tenn. to provide free medical, dental and vision care to those in ...

The Sevierville Fire Department is offering citizens an opportunity to become certified in CPR/AED and also learn some fire safety tips from the pros. A CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training and certification course will be offered by the Sevierville Fire Department on Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Fire Station 1, 122 Prince ...

The Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness announced that the Gatlinburg Recreation Department has been named a 2015 Healthier Tennessee Workplace for its commitment to encouraging and enabling employees to live a healthy lifestyle both at work and at home. “Gatlinburg Recreation Department has created a culture of wellness that encourages and enables employees to be healthier, more productive, and ...

MARCH 3, 2015 UPDATE: The LeConte Medical Center Community Health Fair has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 12, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. due to winter weather. A health fair in Pigeon Forge will offer free health screenings and educational information, as well as reduced-price blood screenings. LeConte Medical Center invites the public to “Spring into Good Health” by attending a community ...

There are volunteer opportunities available for teenagers at LeConte Medical Center this summer. LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville is now accepting applications for junior volunteers for summer 2015. Junior volunteers commit to provide at least four hours of service per week at the hospital or nursing home, for a minimum of six weeks. Junior volunteers with LeConte Medical Center perform ...

Certain packages of Nutrisca dog food are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Tuffy’s Pet Foods, Inc. has announced a voluntary dog food recall of certain lots of Nutrisca Chicken and Chick Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food in 4 lb. bags after routine testing by the Ohio Department of Agriculture found the bacteria Salmonella in a sample. ...

The Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association announced Monday that the Board of Directors and leadership voted to support the Insure Tennessee plan proposed by Governor Bill Haslam. “Obviously, this is a complex issue of health care coverage and all the details have not been completed,” said Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association leaders in a letter to state legislators. “Many questions ...

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam this evening addressed a joint convention of the 109th General Assembly as legislators began an extraordinary legislative session to consider his Insure Tennessee plan. The proposal, a two-year pilot program to provide market-based health care coverage to more than 250,000 Tennesseans who currently don’t have access to health insurance or have limited options, does ...

Local business Tanger Outlets Sevierville hosted the Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center van Thursday to provide free mammograms. The mammograms were offered to 10 uninsured, at risk women from Sevier County. Tanger Outlets partnered with Relay For Life of Sevier County and Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic for the event as a continuation of the Pink STYLE Campaign. Relay For Life ...