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The Sevierville Recreation Department is now accepting youth baseball and softball registration and entry fees for the Smoky Mountain Youth Baseball Association 2015 fall season. Baseball leagues are open to children ages 5-17 years old; softball ages are also 5-17 years old. The registration fee for both leagues is $35.00/child. Children can register to be drafted or full teams may ...

Pigeon Forge officials announced today that construction of the Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge reached its midway point and is on schedule to be completed on December 31, 2015, in time for the planned opening in Spring 2016. Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge is a $22.5 million, city-owned youth baseball complex that will feature six lighted synthetic turf fields, each based on ...

Ticks “tick off” just about everyone. They are known carriers of disease, most notably in Tennessee, Ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but many are becoming increasingly concerned about Lyme disease as well. Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture have practical advice for reducing your risk — and the risk to your children and pets — of ...

The Gatlinburg Farmers Market will hold its second in a series of Kids Days on Saturday June 27, 2015 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Covered Bridge in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community. Scheduled for the day are several activities: The Girl Scouts – Smoky Shadows Troop will demonstrate and help kids make “seed bombs” to take ...

The Tennessee Department of Education has announced the finalists for the 2015-16 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Award and a local Pigeon Forge teacher made the list. Dr. Karen Kelly of Pigeon Forge High School is among nine finalists up for the 2015-16 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Award. The finalists are elementary, middle, and high school educators from each ...

The Sevierville Fire Department was pleased to welcome the kids from the Sevierville Summer Adventure Camp to the main fire station earlier this week. Firefighters gave campers a tour of the fire station, fire trucks and equipment before putting the kids to work. Participants donned firefighting equipment, operated hoses and rode in fire trucks. The Sevierville Summer Adventure Camp is ...

Never been hiking with your kids? Great Smoky Mountains National Park is presenting a series of programs this summer to help introduce families to hiking in the park. These ranger led programs will give you advice on how to prepare for a hike, what to take, what to watch out for, and some fun activities that you can do with ...

Jameia Mitchell has won $5,000 for her school and a Great Smoky Mountains vacation for her family through the Pigeon Forge Super Students promotion. The Pigeon Forge Super Students promotion asked parents, teachers and friends to nominate students ages 8-14 who stand out by setting good examples and going the extra mile for others. Jameia was nominated for coordinating an ...

In January 2015, the American Legion Post 104 in Sevierville announced the beginning of a new program under one of the Four Pillars of the American Legion, Americanism. This is the Youth Air Rifle Shooting Safety Program / Junior Shooting Program. Lester Piniak, Commander Post 104, says the training course is the first for the American Legion, not only in ...

The Gatlinburg Recreation Department celebrates the start of Free Fishing Week by hosting its annual Children’s Trout Rodeo on the morning of Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Herbert Holt Park. The 23rd annual tournament is free to all anglers age 16 and under. The Children’s Trout Rodeo is co-sponsored by the Gatlinburg Sportsman’s Club, Gatlinburg Elks Lodge #1925, Wal-Mart, and ...