Tag Archives: Pigeon Forge

SeaWorld hopes veteran theme park executive Joel Manby is just the person to lead the company from its troubles and into the future. Orlando-based SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. on Thursday announced Joel Manby would take over as president and chief executive officer in April. Manby, 55, has served as president and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment since 2003. The company owns ...

People across East Tennessee will come together with Louise Mandrell to honor Pigeon Forge City Manager Earlene Teaster for her leadership and community spirit when the Boy Scouts of America recognize her with the Sevier County Good Scout Award on March 24, 2015. The occasion is the Fifth Annual Sevier County Good Scout Award Dinner that benefits the Sequoyah District ...

If you are planning a vacation in Pigeon Forge this summer, Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort™ is already accepting reservations. The Dollywood Company announced this week that visitors may now book their stay at Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, which is set to open this summer, for travel dates starting August 18, 2015. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort features 300 guest rooms and suites, full-service salon ...

Quilts – the kind your grandmother made with love, skill and tradition – are the focus of A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge from March 18-21, 2015. The festival revolves around almost 80 classes led by nationally recognized instructors, a 20-category competition with more than $22,000 in prizes, a vendor mall featuring a variety of goods and highly visual displays ...

“Where should we go?” is an annual family vacation question across America. It also is the title of a TV commercial promoting the Great Smoky Mountains destination of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., that just won an Emmy Award. Pigeon Forge and its agency, BOHAN Advertising in Nashville, received the Emmy Award at the annual celebration of the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the ...

Local businesses are looking to fill hundreds of open positions at the annual Sevier County Job Fair. The 18th annual Sevier County Job Fair will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center located at 3230 Parkway in Pigeon Forge (Just past traffic light #6). The job fair will be split into two sessions, non-tourism related ...

A variety of businesses at The Island in Pigeon Forge will be looking to fill positions next week at a job fair. A job fair will be held at the Wyndham Preview Center, located on The Island, between 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Just a few of The Island businesses participating in the Job Fair: ...

MARCH 3, 2015 UPDATE: The LeConte Medical Center Community Health Fair has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 12, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. due to winter weather. A health fair in Pigeon Forge will offer free health screenings and educational information, as well as reduced-price blood screenings. LeConte Medical Center invites the public to “Spring into Good Health” by attending a community ...

Fee/Hedrick theater shows in Pigeon Forge are offering discounted admission to residents and workers in Sevier County and surrounding counties during local appreciation days. People who live or work for businesses based in Knox, Blount, Jefferson, Cocke, Hamblen or Sevier County can see the spectacular Fee/Hedrick theater shows, including Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show, The Comedy Barn, Smoky Mountain Opry, ...

Tennessee State Bank is partnering with the King Family Public Library, and UT Extension to sponsor the 2015 Piggy Bank Pageant, a unique handmade “Piggy Bank” contest to teach kids about saving money. How do you teach financial responsibility with empty plastic bottles, paint and feathers? These are just a few of the materials that students across Sevier County may ...