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The Gatlinburg Farmers Market will hold its Back to School Kids Days Bash on Saturday August 22, 2015 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Covered Bridge in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community. Scheduled activities for the Back to School Kids Days Bash: Little Pete’s Railroad will be giving train rides The Girl Scouts – Smoky Shadows Troop ...

Dollywood plans auditions for young male and female performers to join the park’s award-winning Smoky Mountain Christmas shows. Auditions take place Aug. 22, 2015 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. 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 12 are encouraged to ...

The City of Sevierville was recently awarded a significant Tennessee Department of Transportation Enhancement Grant to construct Phase Three of the East Sevierville Pedestrian Inter-Connector (ESPiN). The project is part of the City’s comprehensive alternative transportation and recreation trails network that includes the popular Memorial River Greenway along the banks of the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. The ...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday in Sevierville for the Sevier Air Trampoline Park, a new indoor family adventure park. When completed later this year, the two story 50,000 sq. ft. building will anchor one end of the Governor’s Crossing Shopping Center and house more than 34,000 sq. ft. of state of the art trampolines, three professional grade dodgeball courts ...

For the 92nd year, 4-H members from across Tennessee gathered at the University of Tennessee for State 4-H Roundup and All-Star Conference. The annual event, which took place July 20-24, 2015, recognized the outstanding project work and leadership accomplishments of senior high 4-H members. Approximately 300 high school age 4-H’ers from across Tennessee met for several days on the UT ...

Great Smoky Mountains Park officials announce the completion of two unique summer programs engaging selected high school students and teachers as park rangers. The Teachers in Parks and the High School Student Intern programs are six-week paid work experiences where participants learn about the resources of the park through on-site training exercises that enable them to perform ranger duties. Participants ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont are hosting an event on Friday, July 17, 2015 in Cades Cove to mark the return of a 14 year-old Smokies monarch butterfly tag recovered on a forest floor in Mexico. Park and Tremont staff will be joined by Outdoor Educator, Wanda DeWaard, to receive the tag from ...

Sevier County 4-H members Sierra Vess and Cecelie Williams of Catons Chapel; Shavonna Montpelier of Sevierville Middle; and Colton MacFarland of Seymour Middle were delegates to the 2015 UT Extension’s 4-H Electric Camp, July 7-10 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 ...

The City of Sevierville Fire Department has scheduled a Child Car Safety Seat Inspection from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Fire Station 2, 423 Collier Drive in Sevierville. Sevierville Fire Department firefighters will also be available to provide fire safety tips, demonstrate proper use of fire extinguishers and installation of smoke alarms. Nationally, over ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is teaming up with the Balsam Mountain Trust for a third year to present a special program, Birds of Prey, at the Oconaluftee Multipurpose Room on Friday, July 10, 2015. Michael Skinner, Executive Director of the Balsam Mountain Trust, will conduct an hour-long Birds of Prey program beginning at 11 a.m. This program will provide ...