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Featuring more than 250 free sessions and activities spanning five days, Pigeon Forge’s award-winning Wilderness Wildlife Week runs May 8-12, 2018. The event is headquartered at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. In its 28th year, Wilderness Wildlife Week offers a variety of workshops, lectures, seminars, concerts, hikes and other activities designed to introduce or reacquaint participants of all ages with the great ...

Ripley’s Tennessee Attractions is running a $5 admission special at all of its local attractions and one dollar from each admission will be donated to Sevier County Food Ministries to purchase four cans of food. Everyone who lives or works in Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox or Sevier County may take advantage of the $5 admission special and visit ...

Tune your guitar, warm up your vocal cords and break out your best magic tricks— Pigeon Forge is searching for top talent to participate in its inaugural Path to Fame Talent Competition. Auditions in three cities will determine 12 semi-finalists who advance to the final competition in Pigeon Forge on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Path to Fame Talent Competition auditions ...

Authorities allege that a woman who served as treasurer for the New Center Little League Football Association stole thousands of dollars from the organization. Detectives arrested 41-year-old Misty L. Trentham, of Sevierville, on March 8, 2018 following a Sevier County Grand Jury indictment for Felony Theft over $10,000. Trentham allegedly embezzled money from the bank account of New Center Little ...

As parent or caregivers of children, there are many issues of great concern. Two such issues in today’s society unfortunately, are bullying and sexual abuse. Such issues tear at caregivers’ hearts and leave the question: What can we do to stop this for our children and community? The first step for any parent or caregiver is to become educated. In ...

Fans of Girl Scout Cookies no longer need to anxiously wait for that knock at the front door from their neighborhood Girl Scout, as the secret to finding the delectable treats is as close as your computer, tablet or smart phone. Local Girl Scouts are selling Girl Scout Cookies at booths across the southeast from March 2-25, 2018. Customers can ...

The City of Sevierville issued a statement Sunday regarding an investigation into reports of school shooting related posts on social media. The Sevierville Police Department is aware of several recent local reports of suspicious statements and social media activity regarding school shootings. SPD investigators have been working with the Sevier County Sheriffs Office, Sevier County School System and the Attorney ...

Still looking for that ideal Christmas gift for a 4-H member on your Christmas list? Why not give them a trip to 4-H Summer Camp. Even though it is cold outside, it is never too early to begin making plans for summer camp. I know that many 4-H members would love to see a trip to summer camp, wrapped up ...

Sheriff Ron Seals is continuing the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office youth initiative program this holiday season by reaching out to local high school art students. Sheriff Seals invited students from Sevier County High School, who spent the afternoon painting holiday scenes on the windows of the Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Center located on Middle Creek Road in Sevierville. Students were ...

It may be the busiest time of the year for Santa, but that isn’t stopping him from spending some time in his favorite place, Gatlinburg! The Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce and Anakeesta have teamed up to bring the real Santa (of Santa’s Claus-et) to Downtown Gatlinburg this holiday season. The Anakeesta Parkway Plaza will ...