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Sevier County students in fourth through twelfth grades may soon sign up for local 2015-2016 4-H clubs. 4-H is the youth organization of the United States Department of Agriculture and The University of Tennessee Extension. It is offered to all 4-12 grade young people in Sevier County regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. 4-H encourages youth ...

Friends of the Smokies raised $202,351 Thursday through its 21st annual Friends Across the Mountains telethon thanks to hundreds of callers, online donations and help from sponsors Dollywood, Mast General Store, Pilot Flying J, and Tennessee State Bank. Since 1995, Friends of the Smokies’ telethons have raised more than $3.2 million in support of America’s most-visited national park. The Friends ...

Ripken Baseball has announced Mike Kremblas, coach of the Knoxville Stars 9u baseball team, as one of the nine finalists in the 2015 Ripken Baseball Youth Coach of the Year Award. Together, Ripken Baseball and Baseball America are on a mission to celebrate youth coaches who represent “The Ripken Way” pillars – character, commitment, community, family, fun, integrity, passion, perseverance ...

The National Park Service is turning 99 years old on August 25, 2015 and Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites you to join the party! Park visitors are encouraged to participate in one of the many ranger-led programs at park visitor centers or enjoy exploring the park along a scenic roadway, trail, or river. “We invite everyone to join us ...

Something big is about to happen behind a plain picket fence on the Parkway in Gatlinburg. A new hotel is planned for the two-acre parcel across the street from Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and it will have a unique aerial lift system that transports guests to a 55-acre mountain adventure park. The Anakeesta Village and Lodge on the Parkway ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to help provide visitors with historic information at Mingus Mill located one half mile north of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, N.C. Mingus Mill, built in 1886, offers visitors a unique look into the inner workings of the turbine-wheel operated mill that custom ground a variety of grains including corn, wheat, ...

Sevierville Police are investigating the aggravated assault of a woman that allegedly occurred late last year and while they have focused on a person of interest, are still seeking information from the public about the incident. Officers from the Sevierville Police Department, firefighters and EMS personnel responded to a call the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 at a residence ...

Great Smoky Mountains Association’s “Carroll Best and the White Oak String Band” has been named among the best of the year by earning an award nomination in the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual competition. GSMA’s compilation of old-time Smoky Mountain music, first recorded more than 60 years ago just outside the national park, has been nominated along with four other ...

Dollywood announced today that the park is hosting The Band Perry in concert as part of the Showcase of Stars on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Tickets to The Band Perry concert go on sale to Dollywood season pass holders on Friday, Aug. 21. One of the most dynamic acts in music today, the sibling trio proved to be a powerful ...

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is now giving students who left high school before graduating the opportunity to earn their high school equivalency diploma at no cost. “This is a real game changer for those who need this credential to get a job,” said Jason Beard, administrator of the Adult Education Division of the Tennessee Department of ...