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Great Smoky Mountain National Park announced Tuesday that it had temporarily closed Clingmans Dome Road in the park to facilitate cleanup of a rockslide. At 8:21 a.m. on May 26, 2015, park officials received information that a rockslide had occurred on Clingmans Dome Road. Rangers closed the road soon after assessing the situation and the facility management road crew began ...

TVA is conducting a summer-long photo contest to encourage folks to get out and enjoy our region’s wonderful natural resources, and then share the fun through their favorite photos. The contest began this week and runs through Labor Day. Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. Entering the TVA Photo Contest is easy. Just take a photo to ...

UT Extension of Sevier County will be offering a Free Freezing Fruits & Vegetables Class on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Extension Office in Sevierville. Free recipes, demonstrations, and updated research will encourage participants to consider freezing as an option for preserving food. The class is FREE, but pre-registration is needed by May 27. You may register by calling ...

For the first time in more than 60 years, industrial hemp can be produced in Tennessee. The 2014 United States Farm Bill and a new law enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2014 both provide for the lawful production of industrial hemp, which differs from the genetically similar marijuana that remains unlawful to grow. “Industrial hemp is regarded primarily ...

Crossbows sold at major sporting goods retailers are being recalled because they have the potential to fire unexpectedly even though the safety is engaged. TenPoint Crossbow Technologies, of Mogadore, Ohio, is recalling TenPoint and Wicked Ridge brand crossbows for repair after receiving 19 reports that arrows released from the crossbows when the consumer pulled the trigger under certain circumstances after ...

Memorial Day holiday weekend is regarded as the unofficial start to the summer boating season and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets while boating in a safe and responsible manner. Annually, the Memorial Day weekend is one of the year’s busiest boating weekends. Last year over the holiday weekend, there was one boating-related ...

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 ...

The outdoor pool at the Pigeon Forge Community Center opens this weekend, just in time for Memorial Day. The Pigeon Forge Department of Parks and Recreation has announced that the outdoor pool at the community center will open May 23, 2015 for Memorial Day weekend. Summer hours are from 11 a.m. ­– 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. ...

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 ...