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Dollywood’s Rock the Smokies will feature two award winning contemporary Christian music groups. Dollywood in Pigeon Forge announced today that Third Day and For King & Country will perform at the theme park’s newest Christian music festival set for Labor Day weekend. Dollywood and Premier Festivals have teamed up to produce Rock the Smokies, a powerful Christian rock experience on ...

Escape the cold outside this weekend by visiting the Knoxville Smoky Mountain RV Show at the Sevierville Convention Center. The 6th Annual Knoxville Smoky Mountain RV Show, one of the largest RV shows in the Southeast, is going on Friday through Sunday at the Sevierville Convention Center. It will feature more than a mile of travel trailers, motorhomes, fifth wheels ...

If you have ever had to dispute unauthorized charges on your phone or cable bill, been bombarded by email spam or bothered by telemarketing calls and found filing a complaint with regulators was a maze of forms and confusion, a new website promises to make make it much simpler in the future. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Monday that ...

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced Monday that Business Facilities, a leading national publication focused on site selection and economic development, has named Tennessee its 2014 State of the Year for a second consecutive year. Tennessee becomes the first state in the award’s history to win back-to-back honors for economic development efforts and the first state to win the ...

Police are hoping the public can help identify a suspect in the robbery of a Sevierville bank Monday afternoon. According to the Sevierville Police Department, officers responded to a reported robbery of the Sevier County Bank branch on Dolly Parton Parkway about 12:20 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2015. Bank employees told police that a man handed a teller a note ...

Proposals are being accepted for a 10-year concession contract of the Cades Cove Riding Stable in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Regional Office has issued a prospectus seeking proposals from individuals or businesses interested in competing for a 10-year concession contract to provide guided horseback rides and related services at the Cades Cove ...

If you have ever wondered about the daily work of a police officer, the Pigeon Forge Police Department is holding a Citizens’ Police Academy where you can learn directly from the men and women serving in the department. The Pigeon Forge Police Department is now accepting applications for its 15th Citizens’ Police Academy. Course classes will be held weekly, 7:00 ...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health is urging all Tennesseans to increase their efforts to prevent flu and flu-related health threats by getting immunized and talking with their healthcare providers about flu-like symptoms. Since 2007 there have been 29 pediatric flu-related deaths recorded in Tennessee, including three in December 2014. That is the highest number of pediatric flu deaths ...

Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed six days in January 2015 for maintenance work. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the temporary closure of the Cades Cove Loop Road to all pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists January 6 through January 8 and January 13 through January 15 to facilitate the removal of ...

Dollywood is seeking talented performers and production staff at open auditions in January. The Dollywood Company is holding open auditions in three cities across the Southeast region for singers, actors and bluegrass or gospel acts to perform at its Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge. Auditions will be held Saturdays, Jan. 3 in Atlanta, Jan. 17 in Nashville and Jan. ...