Lifestyle

A boy from Sevierville is back home after experiencing a New York City adventure with his family, courtesy of the Kids Wish Network. Skyelar Effler loves everything about New York City, from the New York Yankees to Times Square. He hopes to be a fireman one day so Kids Wish Network, a children’s charity that grants wishes for kids with ...

See the beauty of the large sunflower fields during the 3rd Sunflower Festival in Knoxville hosted by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Legacy Parks on Saturday. Recognizing the public’s great interest in the large sunflower fields a few years ago, WMA Manager Bill Smith decided it would benefit TWRA and the public to have an event. “The sunflowers draw thousands of ...

Chronic Wasting Disease in Tennessee deer is now a reality, and experts with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will hold public workshops to answer questions about the disease and what deer hunters and others should know. Nearly four-dozen interested hunters and landowners turned out for the first meeting in McNairy County on July ...

Fans of true crime author Billy Jensen now have a chance to hear from the “consulting digital detective” in an intimate setting at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum. He’s been called the Facebook detective and a citizen sleuth and has built a solid reputation for helping to solve true crimes. For the last two decades, Billy Jensen has become a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Trillium Gap Trail will be temporarily closed through Thursday, July 11, due to hazardous trail conditions. The area received heavy rainfall over the last couple of weeks causing extremely slippery, muddy conditions on the trail surface undergoing rehabilitation. “The safety of our visitors and staff is our highest priority,” said Park Trails ...

Alcatraz East Crime Museum offers special summer displays, including sexual assault crimes involving the USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar, and the 25th anniversary of Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder. This summer Alcatraz East Crime Museum continues to roll out new things for visitors. There will be two special displays, both aimed at providing visitors with information about headline-grabbing cases ...

Murdered 25 years ago this June, Nicole Brown Simpson would have celebrated her 60th birthday on May 19, 2019. In her memory, Alcatraz East Crime Museum is turning the focus on domestic violence, offering a temporary exhibit dedicated to who Nicole was as a daughter, sister, and mother, and the devastating impact of domestic violence. The exhibit will open on May ...

Vote for the Pig! Each year children across Tennessee enter the UT Extension’s Annual Piggy Bank Pageant. This contest begins locally and then culminates into the statewide contest.  In Sevier County, the Piggy Bank Pageant is promoted and sponsored by UT Extension, King Family Library, Tennessee State Bank, Keep Sevier Beautiful, Sevier County Bank, and Sevier County 4-H. This year ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials finalized the 2019 spring opening schedule for park facilities. Most campgrounds, picnic areas, and roads opened Friday, April 19, in time for Easter weekend. However, winds and rainy weather forced some closures. The remainder of the facilities will open between now and Memorial Day weekend in preparation for the busy summer season. “Our staff ...

Featuring more than 200 free sessions and activities spanning five days, Pigeon Forge’s award-winning Wilderness Wildlife Week is set for May 7-11. The event is headquartered at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge.  In its 29th year, Wilderness Wildlife Week offers a variety of workshops, lectures, seminars, concerts, hikes and other activities designed to introduce or reacquaint participants of all ages with the ...