At U.S. Cellular’s free Device Workshop in Sevierville, attendees can hear advice on how to make sure your phone’s data, like contacts and photos, can be backed up before an incident occurs and what steps to take if your smartphone takes a plunge. As August continues to bring warm weather to Sevierville, hitting the pool or local swim hole is ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash and City of Gatlinburg Mayor Mike Werner invite the public to join them on a hike along the Gatlinburg Trail in the Smokies on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 at 9 a.m. in honor of the National Park Service Centennial. Hikers should meet in front of Sugarlands Visitor Center to begin the 4-mile, ...

CPR Cell Phone Repair, the largest and fastest growing retail mobile device repair franchise network in North America, is pleased to announce the opening of a new store in Pigeon Forge. CPR Cell Phone Repair congratulates Dewayne Holloway on the opening of his second CPR franchise location in Tennessee. Josh Sevick, CPR’s President stated, “We are always pleased to see ...

Cirque Italia is returning to Knoxville with a brand new production of their Italian water circus under the white and blue big top tent. Come experience the magical world of Cirque Italia – a show like no other. We are proud to be the first traveling WATER circus in the US! Our extraordinary stage holds 35,000 gallons of water and ...

With the excitement of what is shaping up to be a record season in 2016, The Dollywood Company today announced the addition of TailSpin Racer to Dollywood’s Splash Country for 2017. This thrilling new attraction allows up to six guests to race each other on mats through the twists and turns of TailSpin Racer’s unique spiraling tube design. The race ...

Dove Award-winning Difference Media recording artist Canton Junction is set to bring their “Get Your Praise On” tour to the Gatlinburg Convention Center on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. as a part of the weekend long Gatlinburg Gathering event. The evening will also feature Canton Junction founding member Pastor Matt Hagee as a featured speaker. Join us for ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash announced that Nigel A. Fields has been selected as the next Chief of Resource Education. He replaces Liz Dupree, who retired at the end of last year. Nigel most recently served as the Chief of Interpretation and Education for New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and ...

The Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains will host a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Pigeon Forge Branch on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 at 4 p.m. The ceremony will take place at 2456 Library Drive in Pigeon Forge, just behind the community center, and the public is encouraged to attend. The City of Pigeon Forge ...

Alan Bruhin, UT Extension director for Sevier County, is one of three statewide winners of the Tennessee Association of Agricultural Agents and Specialists Award. The award is also named for Dr. Billy G. Hicks, Dean Emeritus of UT Extension. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture recently presented several awards to top faculty, staff, researchers and extension experts. Thirty-two people ...

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and Ripley’s Attractions announced Wednesday the showing of the new Pearl Harbor Exhibit with a special ceremony and also presented their new additions to the Ripley attractions. A new world record was also set at the event. Commissioner Kevin Triplett of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development spoke and singer Con Hunley mesmerized the audience ...