Despite a chance of rain this weekend, cars are already lining the parkway and spectators are arriving for the Pigeon Forge Rod Run. The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run will be held April 17-18, 2015 at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. This is the 33rd year for the event. It was previously held at the Grand Resort Hotel, but ...
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Valley Forge Shopping Center making progress in Pigeon Forge
Sevier County will soon be home to popular Southeastern supermarket chain, Publix Super Markets, as the company plans to open a 45,600 square foot store in early 2016 in Pigeon Forge. The store will serve as the anchor tenant of Valley Forge Shopping Center, located at the intersection of Wears Valley Road and the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. “Publix Super ...
Read More »Forum to be held for Pigeon Forge Commission Candidates
The public will have the opportunity to learn about the Pigeon Forge Commission candidates at an event Tuesday. The Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association is hosting a Meet the Pigeon Forge Commission Candidates forum on April 14, 2015 at the MainStay Suites Conference Center in Pigeon Forge. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Candidates ...
Read More »New Outdoor Gravity Park in Pigeon Forge Offers Wet Adventures
Pigeon Forge’s newest attraction offers two wet and slippery attractions, one dry activity, and it plans to add two more adventures this summer. It is Outdoor Gravity Park, a new business on the former Zorb site that features the New Zealand iconic OGO adventure and the spinning-in-place Fishpipe. The OGO is a plastic sphere 11 feet in diameter, with a ...
Read More »WCU Economist Dr. Steven Morse to Speak on Tourism at Joint Hospitality Association Meeting
Dr. Steven Morse, an economist with Western Carolina University, will address the Sevier County hospitality and tourism industry on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Morse will speak at the monthly luncheon of the Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association in conjunction with the Sevier County Hospitality Alliance. The meeting is open to anyone in the Sevier County hospitality and tourism industry. Lunch is ...
Read More »Sevier County Days at Country Tonite
Local residents can see the new 2015 show at Country Tonite in Pigeon Forge for a discounted rate during Sevier County Days. Country Tonite, celebrating its 19th season in Pigeon Forge, has a brand new show featuring new production numbers, costumes, and performers. The theater announced Wednesday that it is offering a Blount, Cock, Knox, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon and Sevier ...
Read More »Kenny Maples Seeks Election to Pigeon Forge Commission
Kenny Maples has announced his candidacy for Pigeon Forge City Commission. Maples will be seeking his first term in the May 12, 2015 election. “Ever since obtaining passion for public service from my late father, I’ve had an ambition to follow in his footsteps as a Pigeon Forge Commissioner,” Maples said. “I am fortunate to have been raised in Pigeon ...
Read More »Country Tonite Theatre Announces Celebrity Concert Series
A country star-studded line-up has been announced for the 2015 Celebrity Concert Series at Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge. The Country Tonite Celebrity Concert Series kicks off Saturday, May 23, 2015 with Oak Ridge Boys. It runs through Dec. 5 and includes performances by some of the best entertainers in country music. Tickets are now available by calling (865) ...
Read More »Sevier County Humane Society offers Low Cost Spay and Neuter Program
If you love pets and want to save 100 animals, fix just one cat or dog. This is the message of Sevier County Humane Society’s SPOT (Stop Pet Overpopulation Today) program. SPOT is the low cost spay and neuter program that fixed over 1000 animals in 2014. According to Julie Jacobson, program manager for the statewide spay and neuter referral ...
Read More »Sevier County Hospitality Alliance to Host Largest Hospitality and Tourism Trade Show in Tennessee
The Sevier County Hospitality Alliance (SCHA) will host the largest and most attended hospitality and tourism trade show in Tennessee on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. “This will be our 14th Annual Hospitality Trade Show in Sevier County and we are expecting this year’s show to be the ...
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