Tag Archives: Sevier County

Old man winter has finally released his grip on Tennessee so we can get outside and enjoy the warm sunshine. Cold, wet soils have kept growers out of farm fields and gardens untended, but we’re ready to go now, says Debbie Joines, manager of the University of Tennessee Extension Soil, Plant and Pest Center. She recommends producers and home gardeners ...

Sevierville’s 11th Annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass festival, held this past weekend attracted more than 40,000 local and out-of-town guests to downtown Sevierville for two full days and nights filled with arts, crafts, toe-tapping music and some of the best barbeque in the world. The sweet smells emanating from this year’s Bush’s Best Tennessee State Championship Barbeque Cook-Off filled the ...

  Join us at the Gatlinburg Farmers Market for our first Kids Day of the 2015 season on May 23. Kids will able to participate in a free activity offered at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Families can also have fun finding items on a market-wide scavenger hunt. May 23 is also the first day that the Gatlinburg ...

A Memorial Day event in downtown Sevierville will honor those who died while serving in the U.S. military. The Sevier County Memorial Day event will be held 11 a.m. on May 25, 2015 at the Sevier County Courthouse. Tom Munson, chaplain with the Disabled American Veterans, Smoky Mountain Chapter 94, will be the guest speaker. He is a Vietnam Veteran ...

A free diabetes program will teach the latest in diabetes management techniques for people with with the disease and their caregivers. Diabetes is a complicated disease that can strike fear, confusion, and helplessness in diagnosed people and caregivers. People with diabetes must deal not only with their disease, but also with the impact this has on their lives and emotions. ...

Spring has arrived and that means the brilliant and colorful resurgence of plant life. But not all of that plant life is welcome. In pastures, fields and lawns across the state, you will see the emergence of the unwanted green foliage of buckhorn plantain. An invader from Europe, buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) has a broad base comprised of many long, wide grassy looking ...

People who live or work in Sevier County can visit Dollywood® and Dollywood’s Splash Country® for only a $5 donation to help local families in need. Dolly invites everyone who lives or works in Sevier County to visit Dollywood’s Splash Country waterpark between May 29 – June 4, 2015 and Dollywood theme park from June 5 – 11, 2015 for ...

Local residents and workers who bring a donation for the Lumberjack Feud food drive can see the show for a special Sevier County Days admission price. People who live or work locally may visit the Lumberjack Feud Dinner Show Sunday, May 10, 2015 through Friday, May 15, 2015 for just $5 plus tax (Show Only ticket), or $15 plus tax ...

Ripley’s Aquarium and Attractions is hosting a job fair for their eight Ripley Sevier county attractions. The job fair will be Monday, May 11, 2015 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. The eight Ripley’s Sevier County attractions hiring include: Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Odditorium, Ripley’s Davy Crockett Mini-Golf, Ripley’s ...

If you live or work in Sevier County and haven’t seen the latest production at Sweet Fanny Adams Theater, get on over there and see this fabulous show for free! Sweet Fanny Adams Theater in Gatlinburg is holding Sevier County Days during the entire month of May 2015 for Sevier County residents and workers. While admission to the show is ...