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More than 40 performance-tested junior bulls will be sold at the University of Tennessee Junior Bull Test Sale on Thursday, March 10, 2016. The sale takes place at noon CST at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. All bulls in the sale have undergone DNA testing and have Genomic Enhanced EPDs. This information can improve the accuracy of genetic predictions, ...

A scavenger hunt is a great way to explore and learn about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is holding a scavenger hunt inside the park this weekend. Participants who register for the scavenger hunt will receive 75 hunt questions/challenges via email by 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 11 and must report to ...

Sevier County 4-H announces the 10th Annual Erica Manning 4-H Camp Memorial Scholarship Fund. Erica was tragically killed in an automobile accident on December 30, 2005 at the age of 21. Each year the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club, local businesses and several local individuals provide donations for scholarships for individual 4-H members to assist them in attending 4-H Camp. These ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire staff plan to conduct a series of controlled burns in Cades Cove on Monday, March 7 through Friday, March 11, 2016. Weather depending, these prescribed fire treatments will take place in four field units totaling 502 acres between Sparks Lane and the Cable Mill Visitor Center area. “These controlled ...

Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association is presenting a panel discussion on the Labor and Affordable Housing crisis in Pigeon Forge and Sevier County at the March 10, 2016 meeting hosted by The Holiday Inn Convention Center. Panelists will discuss the challenges facing companies, employees, developers, and the community while exploring ways to work towards solutions. The panel will include: Nancy Brown, ...

Home Federal Bank has launched its sixth Hometown Heroes community service awards program, which to date has contributed $125,000 to nearly 40 area nonprofit organizations in honor of outstanding community volunteers who make East Tennessee a more comfortable place for all of us. Potential Hometown Heroes honorees include those who mentor children; support seniors; advocate for the most vulnerable; care ...

Vocalists from around the world will converge on Dolly Parton’s hometown of Sevierville, Tenn. this spring to compete in the annual Mountain Soul Vocal Competition, honoring the songwriting of the country music legend. The event will feature contestants singing songs written by Dolly Parton in their own style (country, rock, rap, bluegrass, etc.). Contestants may enter in the 13 and ...

The Sevier County Democratic Party will host its Democratic Party County Delegate Convention on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the King Family Library to select delegates from the county to attend the District Convention, at which delegates will be selected to serve at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this summer. The doors open at 12 p.m. and the Convention ...

Rocky Top Sports World is pleased to announce the inaugural Phillip Fulmer Hall of Fame Football Camp to be held June 16-18, 2016, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The Camp is open to athletes ages 7-17, and will feature instruction by Phillip Fulmer, collegiate and high school coaches. Campers will be separated and coached by age group and position. The camp will ...

Sevier County Election Results for March 1, 2016. These election results are unofficial until certified. Note that Property Assessor and Non-Partisan School Board results do not include votes cast by absentee ballot. Tennessee Democrat Presidential Primary Election Results Candidate Votes Statewide % Statewide Votes Sevier County Only % Sevier County Hillary Clinton 245,374 66.08% 1,260 49.37% Bernie Sanders 120,360 32.41% ...