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Dollywood plans auditions for young male and female performers to join shows during the park’s award-winning Smoky Mountain Christmas festival. Auditions take place Aug. 27, 2016 from 9 a.m.–noon in the Connor-Short Center on the Sevierville campus of Walters State Community College. Performers who are able to play roles between the ages of eight and twelve are encouraged to attend ...

Sevier County 4-H Members recently brought home honors at the Eastern Region 4-H Sheep Expo at the Tennessee Valley Fairgrounds in Knoxville. Luke and Anna Pendleton had a good day showing Katadin sheep in the Breeding Ewe Show. Luke had first place entries with his intermediate junior ewe lamb, the early junior ewe lamb and the senior yearling ewe. His ...

Sevier County 4-H members Brandon Moreira, Sevierville Middle School and John Tate, Pigeon Forge Middle School, were delegates to the 2016 UT Extension’s 4-H Electric Camp held June 28 – July 1, 2016 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. They were a part of a group of over 280 youth representing counties from across the state. Delegates explored the ...

More than 400 teens from across Tennessee gathered at the Sevierville Convention Center July 17-19, 2016 to take part in the Tennessee Department of Health’s first-ever FACT Summit, a statewide tobacco prevention conference for youth. “FACT” stands for Free and Clear Tennessee, envisioning a state free of tobacco and nicotine addiction where everyone enjoys clear air. The FACT Summit provided ...

Sevier County 4-H Wildlife Judging Team Members recently brought home honors in the Eastern Regional 4-H Wildlife Judging Team Competition held at the University of Tennessee Holston Research Farm in Knoxville. Sevier County teams placed fifth in the Junior High Division and sixth in the Senior High Division. Overall, ten Sevier County 4-H members participated in the Regional event. At ...

Sevier County 4-H members recently represented Sevier County at the 2016 Eastern Region 4-H Fashion & Design Conference at the Main Stay Suites in Pigeon Forge. They were among 100 delegates from across East Tennessee taking part in this annual conference that provides opportunities to explore fashion and design with hands on classes and workshops. Highlights included an outing to Dixie ...

Sevier County 4-H members Nor Alkhasali and Hannah Carr recently took part in the State Junior High 4-H Academic Conference at the University of Tennessee. They were selected to attend based on their 4-H Project Work. Nor attended in the Line & Design Project and Hannah in the Companion Animal Project. Both will be freshmen this Fall at Sevier County ...

The popular home furnishings retailer IKEA is recalling a long list of IKEA dressers and chests because they can tip over if not properly anchored to the wall and pose a risk of serious injuries or death to children. The deaths of six young children and reports of other kids injured in furniture tip over accidents have prompted IKEA North ...

The Gatlinburg Police Department will hold its annual Kids’ Camp Monday, July 25 to Friday, July 29, 2016 at the American Legion Building in Gatlinburg. The action packed week includes bike and firearms safety, alcohol and drug awareness, presentations by K-9 and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers, self-defense and violence response, physical-fitness obstacle course and team building exercises, whitewater rafting ...

Sevier County was well represented at the 69th annual Tennessee 4-H Congress held earlier this spring. 4-H Congress gives 4-H’ers the opportunity to learn about the day-to-day functioning of state government by assuming the roles of state representatives and senators. Since its beginning in 1948, 4-H Congress has given some 37,000 4-H’ers and volunteer leaders firsthand experience in state government. ...