Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a Cades Cove Stargazing Event on Saturday. Park rangers invite the public to escape the city lights and observe the natural night sky for an evening of viewing stars with equipment and instruction provided by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society. Depending on visibility, visitors will experience close-up observations of the planet Jupiter and ...

Local law enforcement, fire and emergency services agencies in Sevier County, with the help of residents, will compete in a blood drive to save lives through blood donations. There is an especially critical need for type O+ blood. The City of Sevierville Police Department, in partnership with MEDIC Regional Blood Center and our area first responder agencies, has organized a ...

REP Corporation has finalized the move to its new North American Headquarters in Kodak. REP Corp. is a subsidiary of Lyon, France-based REP International, which is a world leading producer of rubber injection molding machines. The move from Bartlett, Ill. to Kodak is an effort to serve its customer base from a more strategically located ‘center’ of the industry and⁠—as ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the main access roads into Cades Cove and Cataloochee will be closed for several months this winter for road construction projects.      The main access road into Cataloochee, Cove Creek Road, is expected to be closed from November 1 through February 29, 2020 for roadwork while the North Carolina Department of Transportation ...

Pigeon Forge will soon be home to a liquid nitrogen creamery – Buzzed Bull Creamery! This creamery specializes in made-to-order non-buzzed (without alcohol) and buzzed (alcohol infused, 21+) ice cream, nitro milkshakes, and coffee. Their unique process creates a one-of-a-kind experience for all age groups. Fusing the liquid nitrogen with the non-buzzed and buzzed flavors, mix-ins and toppings makes this ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced a temporary, weekday closure of the Noah Bud Ogle Cabin, Noah Bud Ogle Nature Trail, and associated parking area to allow crews to make needed cabin repairs. The area will be closed weekly August 26 through September 12, 2019 on Monday mornings at 7 a.m. through Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. The area ...

KaTom Restaurant Supply, a family-owned business run by Patricia Bible and based in East Tennessee, earned a place on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest growing private companies in America for an astounding 11th consecutive year. According to Inc. itself, of the tens of thousands of companies that have made the list, just .22 percent made it 11 straight years. “It’s ...

As part of their effort to educate parents and caregivers and help keep our children safe, Sevierville Police Department officers were checking vehicles for proper child safety seats on Thursday at the Sevierville Primary School. As parents and caregivers were dropping-off children in the morning and picking them up in the afternoon, officers were standing by. A total of sixty-one ...

Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season as well as being during the August private lands, archery only deer season. Free Hunting Day on August 24, 2019 is an event the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency annually provides in hopes of increasing interest in hunting. Squirrel hunting is ...

Knoxville community partners and employers are participating in a 2-day event to help area veterans access vital resources and find employment. The American Job Center in Knoxville is coordinating a community resource fair and job fair focused on area veterans who need assistance in finding resources or are looking for new employment. Veterans Resource Fair: The American Job Center has ...