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Fall into Volunteerism with Smokies Service Days

Fall into Volunteerism with Smokies Service Days

Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to “Fall into Volunteerism with Smokies Service Days!” Park staff will lead several single-day volunteer opportunities across the park on Saturdays beginning through November 21. Each experience provides a unique, hands-on opportunity to help care for park campgrounds, historic buildings, and natural resources. This volunteer program helps complete much needed work across ...

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Westgate Resorts Partners with Southern Comfort Whiskey to Launch Restaurant

Westgate Resorts Partners with Southern Comfort Whiskey to Launch Restaurant

Westgate Resorts is pleased to announce the opening of Southern Comfort restaurant – a new Southern-cuisine dining experience located at the award-winning Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa. Southern Comfort restaurant showcases the very best dishes from the South, including low-country, soul food, creole, Cajun and good old southern home-style cooking, and is the first restaurant to open in partnership with the ...

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Sevier County Offers Fall Fire Safety Tips

Sevier County Offers Fall Fire Safety Tips

The Sevier County Fire Administration Office reminds you as temperatures drop and winter nears, take precautions to help prevent fires. Fire Safety Tips for the Home In a fire, call 911 – get out, close the door, and don’t go back in.Practice your escape plan.Change your SMOKE ALARM batteries twice a year as the time changes.Ensure your address is visible ...

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Gatlinburg Tourist Faces Jail Time, Fine for Feeding Bear

Gatlinburg Tourist Faces Jail Time, Fine for Feeding Bear

A woman who hand fed a black bear while visiting a Gatlinburg rental cabin and then posted the video online has been charged by wildlife officers. According the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, its officers worked with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources to serve 21-year-old Kristin Hailee Farris, of Danville, Va., with a charge of Illegal Black Bear Feeding in ...

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Sevier County Early Voting Opening, View Sample Ballot

Sevier County Early Voting Opening, View Sample Ballot

Sevier County Early Voting opens on Wednesday for the Federal and State of Tennessee General Election and Pittman Center Municipal Election. Early Voting locations in Sevier County open on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 for the November 3, 2020 Election. Sevier County Early Voting October 14, 2020 – October 29, 2020 ​Sevier County Election Commission Office1145 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN ...

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Sevier County COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths Increasing

Sevier County COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths Increasing

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among Sevier County residents are trending upward again, with a surge in deaths reported this month. Over the last 14 days, Sevier County averaged 19.6 new cases reported per day among residents, compared to 14.5 cases during the previous 14-day period. There are currently 212 active cases. Four Sevier County residents died as a result of ...

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Park Seeks Public Input to Reduce Congestion, Improve Visitor Experience

Smokies Seeks Public Input to Reduce Congestion, Improve Visitor Experience

During the week of October 19, Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites the public to provide input on how the park can improve visitor experiences and alleviate congestion at some of its busiest destinations. The public can participate through virtual interactive workshops, online forms, or direct mail. “We look forward to working hand-in-hand with our local communities and visitors from ...

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Sevierville Walmart Closing for Sanitation Due to COVID-19

Sevierville Walmart Closing for Sanitation Due to COVID-19

The Walmart Supercenter in Sevierville announced suddenly on Wednesday that the store would close for an extended cleaning by a third-party contractor as part of the store’s efforts to reduce spread of the coronavirus. “As an essential business and member of the Sevierville community, we understand the role we play in providing our customers with food, medicine and other essential ...

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WonderWorks Pigeon Forge Offers Free Admission for Essential Workers

WonderWorks Pigeon Forge Offers Free Admission for Essential Workers

WonderWorks Pigeon Forge thanks essential workers with free admission, and discounted admission for their guests. Essential workers have played a crucial role in helping us get through the COVID-19 pandemic. They have kept things going, ensuring our health, safety, and household needs. WonderWorks Pigeon Forge is thanking essential workers by giving them free admission. It is also offering a $10 ...

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Wildlife Officers Investigating Tourist Feeding Bear in Gatlinburg

Wildlife Officers Investigating Tourist Feeding Bear in Gatlinburg

A woman who posted a video online of herself feeding a bear while on vacation in Gatlinburg could face charges. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency confirmed that officers are investigating and have identified the woman seen hand feeding a bear in a viral video posted to the popular social media platform TikTok on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The video had ...

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