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Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede has once again partnered with Food City stores and Pepsi to present the ninth annual Whoadeo children’s event on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. The prize-filled event, open to children ages three to 12, features stick horse competitions, a parade of horses, and costume contests in the Dixie Stampede arena along with a free outdoor carnival from ...

Gatlinburg Youth Football League has partnered with Rocky Top Sports World to host the 44th Annual Smoky Mountain Thanksgiving Youth Football Tournament. In previous years, the tournament hosted more than 120 teams coming from ten states to compete in the football tournament. With the availability of seven fields at Rocky Top Sports World, the event goal is to reach record ...

NASCAR SpeedPark Smoky Mountains™, the official family fun park of NASCAR®, celebrates its local community during Sevier County Days on Sept. 14 through Sept. 20, 2015. Any person who resides or works in Sevier County will receive all-day, unlimited play to NASCAR SpeedPark with a donation of $5 and one canned food item. Special events throughout the week include Church ...

NASCAR SpeedPark® Smoky Mountains, the official family fun park of NASCAR®, is teaming up with Smoky Mountain Young Life in partnership with its charitable arm, PARC Foundation, to host the YL Fast Lane 5K on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at 8 a.m. at NASCAR SpeedPark in Sevierville. Running enthusiasts, as well as supporters of Young Life, are invited to participate ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. The park offers a variety of activities that fourth graders and their family can enjoy, including guided discovery hikes, educational programs, and self-guided junior ranger activities. Special events, like the upcoming Mountain Life ...

Ripken Baseball recently announced Mike Kremblas, coach of the Knoxville Stars 9u baseball team, as the recipient of the 2015 Ripken Baseball Youth Coach of the Year Award. Together, Ripken Baseball and Baseball America set out on a mission in early July to celebrate youth coaches who represent “The Ripken Way” pillars – character, commitment, community, family, fun, integrity, passion ...

Ripley’s is offering a special discount admission to all eight Ripley’s Tennessee attractions during Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox and Sevier County Days with a portion of the proceeds going to help feed local families in need. Everyone who lives or works in Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox or Sevier County may take advantage of this offer to enjoy any of the ...

Sevier County students in fourth through twelfth grades may soon sign up for local 2015-2016 4-H clubs. 4-H is the youth organization of the United States Department of Agriculture and The University of Tennessee Extension. It is offered to all 4-12 grade young people in Sevier County regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. 4-H encourages youth ...

It’s almost time for the Sevier County Fair. It is set for its 80th run, Sept. 7-12, 2015, with a theme of “It’s All About the Kids.” The fair means different things to different people and most of us have childhood memories of our visits to the fair. From the rides, food, animal shows and exhibits, the fair offers a ...

USTA Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that Jonathan Fintak of Sevierville, Tenn., who recently graduated from Seymour High School, has been named a recipient of the first $10,000 Pro Tennis Management Scholarship. This past spring, the USTA Foundation granted 53 high school students a variety of college scholarships, totaling $373,000. The ...