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 ...

Chris Schultz of Sevierville, Tenn. is the newest author to join the ranks of publisher Patriot Media, Inc. of Niceville, Fla. His novel “Lincoln’s Treasure” is a mystery/thriller about a hunt for gold that spans a century and a half. The mystery begins in the Deep South during the American Civil War when General William T. Sherman and his Union ...

The Sevierville Fire Department is offering citizens an opportunity to become certified in CPR/AED and also learn some fire safety tips from the pros. A CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training and certification course will be offered by the Sevierville Fire Department on Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Fire Station 1, 122 Prince ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the reopening of Lynn Camp Prong to fishing effective March 6, 2015 following a seven-year native, brook trout restoration project. The reopening of the 8.5 mile-stream sections marks the first time, since the park’s establishment in 1934, that all streams in the park are open to fishing. By preserving a healthy, reproducing population ...

The Sevierville Convention Center is hosting the 14th Annual Southern Select Alpaca Show this weekend. Learn every aspect of the alpaca industry first-hand and free of charge! Appearing on hit shows such as Modern Family, The Rachael Ray Show and The View, these stars are making their way to Sevierville! Alpacas! Alpacas and alpaca enthusiasts, as well as fiber art ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire management crew plans to conduct a prescribed burn on a 1,876-acre forested area northwest of Cades Cove between March 9 and March 31, 2015. The Stony-Arbutus Ridge fire operations will occur over a period of several days. The total area to be burned is divided into three subunits that will be ignited separately ...

The City of Sevierville Police Department (SPD) will be hosting several public training courses presented by the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security (TNOHS). The courses are designed for individuals, businesses, schools, organizations and other private entities. The courses will be held at the Sevierville Civic Center on Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. There ...

Ripley’s Aquarium and Attractions is hosting a job fair to hire over 100 immediate positions at their eight Ripley attractions in Sevier County. The Ripley job fair will be Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg. Ripley Job Fair to fill positions at these eight Ripley attractions in Sevier ...

The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce’s under 40 networking group, Young Executives of Sevierville (Y.E.S.!), will host a Dodgeball Tournament to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Y.E.S.! Dodgeball Tournament will be on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Northview Academy, 2719 Northview Academy Way in Kodak, Tenn. Anyone is welcome to form a team ...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) is cautioning consumers to be alert to potential price gouging following February’s deadly winter ice storms that swept across Tennessee. Tennessee’s price gouging laws make it unlawful for individuals and businesses to charge unreasonable prices for essential goods and services including gasoline, food, ice, fuel, generators, lodging, storage space, and ...