Annually the Volunteers at LeConte Medical Center are honored to offer scholarships to members of the LeConte Medical Center family who are interested in furthering or pursuing their career in healthcare. Hospital employees, volunteers and dependent children of employees are eligible. This year the volunteer scholarship committee presented the following awards: Lisa Byrd, Med Surg Department, was presented with $1000 ...

For a small donation, locals can experience Ober Gatlinburg’s mountaintop amusement park and free Aerial Tramway rides from downtown and back during County Days. Ober Gatlinburg will offer Sevier, Cocke and Jefferson County Days from Monday, June 5 through Sunday, June 11, 2017. Once up at the amusement park, a $3 donation (per person) can be exchanged for a Premium ...

Greater Knoxville SCORE will hold a free workshop on Thursday to help small businesses learn how to secure government contracts. The session called “Winning Government Contracts,” will be held from 1-4 p.m. on May 18, 2017 at Lincoln Memorial University’s campus in Knoxville, located at Cedar Bluff Crossings, 421 Park 40 N. Blvd. Interested businesses and entrepreneurs can register online ...

In response to numerous calls from concerned citizens regarding sightings of black bear cubs seen alone, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is issuing a reminder to residents and visitors that a cub that is alone might be that way for a good reason. A mother bear, otherwise known as a sow, typically gives birth to as many as four cubs while ...

Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization, has launched an operation to support residents of Sevier County following the November 2016 wildfire. Team Rubicon will conduct incident management, debris removal, chain saw operations and expedient home repairs to affected communities in coordination with local and state authorities. Residents seeking assistance are urged to go to the Forward Operation Base at ...

The annual City Arbor Day Celebration is scheduled for Friday and will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of Middle Creek Greenway and presentation of the City’s Tree City USA Award. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on May 19, 2017 at Burchfiel Wayside, located at Veterans Blvd. and Middle Creek Road. This will be the 33rd consecutive ...

Art is happening in downtown Sevierville. Artist David Freeman will exhibit his paintings at Courthouse Donuts/Dyers Downtown through June 30, 2017. A reception for the artist will take place Thursday, June 22 from 5:30–8 p.m. and is free to the public. This exhibition is part of an on-going series sponsored by the Sevierville Commons Arts Council and Sevierville Commons Association. ...

The Pigeon Forge Hospitality and Tourism Association will hold a community educational seminar on Human Trafficking Prevention on Wednesday. Attendees will learn how to identify human trafficking; who is effected; what to do if you suspect someone is at risk; and what role the hospitality industry has in the fight against human trafficking at this comprehensive training event. The seminar ...

In honor of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, the Sevier County Health Department is holding a workshop about how to talk to teens about sex. “Teen pregnancy is a problem in our county,” says Olivia Spooner, Sevier County Health Department. “It was named as a top five priority issue in the Sevier County Health Assessment. In 2015, 135 teen girls became ...

The Mountain Tough Recovery Team received a boost this week as The Dollywood Foundation pledged the organization at least $3 million from the My People Fund. During a six-month period, The Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund provided $10,000 to recipients whose primary residences were completely destroyed due to the November wildfires. The fund, which was established by Dolly Parton, The ...