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Emily Huffstetler, a high school senior, is on a mission to save the dwindling bee population by building bee houses and holding workshops in her community. Five years ago, Emily’s family built a Mason Bee house, which started her on a journey of educating herself and others about the species. Mason bees are unique in that they are solitary, do ...

WonderWorks in Pigeon Forge is adding more fun and educational opportunities. The new feature has an origami exhibit with an education focus on math (STEM). The STEM exhibit introduces people to how math is related to the art of origami. The new exhibit opened August 25, 2019 and is included with the regular admission price.   “The origami exhibit just adds ...

As part of their effort to educate parents and caregivers and help keep our children safe, Sevierville Police Department officers were checking vehicles for proper child safety seats on Thursday at the Sevierville Primary School. As parents and caregivers were dropping-off children in the morning and picking them up in the afternoon, officers were standing by. A total of sixty-one ...

Biennially, Church of God Home for Children alumni converge on the campus of Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (formerly named Church of God Home for Children) for their reunion. This year was no exception. Alumni who grew up at the children’s home came from California, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee and many other states to celebrate homecoming with their brothers and sisters. ...

The annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday and here is your guide to what is tax-free… and what is not. The 2019 tax-free weekend begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 26 and ends Sunday, July 28 at 11:59 p.m. This is an annual event intended to help families stretch their dollar when doing back to school shopping. However, ...

Federal safety regulators and Fisher-Price are warning parents about the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper after deaths of ten infants related to the product, but stopped short of issuing a recall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price say consumers should no longer use the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper after an infant reaches three months old or can roll over. ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will host the National Archery in the Schools Program 13th Annual State Championship, March 28-29, 2019 in Murfreesboro. The NASP State Championship will be returning to the Tennessee Miller Coliseum for the 10th consecutive year. Close to 2,000 students representing more than 80 schools are expected to participate.        Many of the Volunteer State’s best student ...

New this year, Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians’ summer resident camp is adding five new camp programs and opening attendance up to non-Girl Scout members. New camps for rising 4th through 8th graders include The World is Your Stage, Outdoor G.I.R.L., and STEAM into Camp. The World is Your Stage runs June 9-13 and offers girls a space where ...

Two students at Seymour Junior High have been charged with harassment after they allegedly threatened other students. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office was notified of alleged threats made by students on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 toward other students at Seymour Junior High School. Officers responded to the school and called investigators to look into the threats. Two male students, age ...

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) is happy to announce that ETF’s 2019 scholarship opportunities include 17 scholarships for Sevier County students for the 2019-2020 school year. Scholarship information and applications for 2019 are available at http://www.etf.org/scholarships. The application deadline is February 15, 2019. ETF scholarship program requirements range from financial need to scholastic achievement. Several scholarships are targeted toward specific schools ...