Summit Strategic Solutions has promoted Susan Loveday to vice president of talent strategies and relations. She previously served as director of talent support and organizational development. Loveday will work with the CEO and executive team to meet company and client goals through processes such as: enhancing the patient healthcare experience, goal setting, talent selection, diversity, employee relations, training and development, ...
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4-H Fashion & Design Conference Held in Pigeon Forge
Sevier County 4-H members recently represented Sevier County at the 2016 Eastern Region 4-H Fashion & Design Conference at the Main Stay Suites in Pigeon Forge. They were among 100 delegates from across East Tennessee taking part in this annual conference that provides opportunities to explore fashion and design with hands on classes and workshops. Highlights included an outing to Dixie ...
Read More »Collier Plans $10M Hotel Expansion and Waterpark in Pigeon Forge
The Collier family invites the greater Sevier County community to a groundbreaking ceremony for their newest expansion at Country Cascades in Pigeon Forge. The new project will include the new Summit Tower and the 30,000 sq. ft. Cascades Outdoor Water Park. The groundbreaking ceremony will begin 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Country Cascades, 204 Sharon Dr. in ...
Read More »Park Hosts Community Wildfire Preparedness Meeting
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in partnership with Americorps and FireWise, will host a Community Wildfire Preparedness meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 6 p.m. at the Oconaluftee Administrative Building adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee, N.C. Park Fire Information Officer Katie Corrigan will discuss wildland fire management practices and present an overview of recent wildfires in ...
Read More »Ghostbusters Fans Gear Up for VIP Movie Premier, Paranormal Events
Attention Ghostbusters fans! Now is the time to strap on your packs for an exhilarating weekend of ghostly fun during the Ultimate Ghostbusters Paranormal Extravaganza in Knoxville. The dead will be rising from their graves on July 15–16, 2016 in Knoxville and who ya’ gonna call? No need to worry. The city’s paranormal activity will be investigated by a crack ...
Read More »TBI Warns of Spike in Counterfeit Percocet Pills on the Streets
Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are warning the public about a recent dramatic increase in the prevalence of counterfeit prescription drugs in Tennessee. In recent days, Agents in the middle Tennessee area have seen a spike in adulterated Percocet pills being sold on the street and are warning users that these counterfeit ...
Read More »Smokies Volunteers Recognized for Outstanding Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are pleased to announce that several of our dedicated Volunteers in Park (VIP) received regional and national recognition for their outstanding service. The Cades Cove Bike Patrol team and Robert E. (Bob) Lochbaum were selected for their exemplary service from over 240,000 volunteers across the nation that donate their time, skills, and talents to ...
Read More »Inspector Finds Mountain Coaster in Proper Working Order after Woman Thrown from Ride
According to state officials, no problems were found during an inspection of the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster after an incident over the July 4th weekend in which a woman was ejected from a coaster car. A woman riding as the front passenger of a double ride car at the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster, 306 Parkway in Gatlinburg, was thrown from the car ...
Read More »Autopsy Results Released for Gatlinburg Hot Tub Deaths
According to autopsy reports, the cause of death for a man and woman who died in a hot tub at a Gatlinburg rental cabin is drowning. The medical examiner has ruled 63-year-old Jon Levin of Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Myra Smith-Findell, 62, of Corbin, Ky., drowned and that alcohol consumption and health conditions were contributing factors to their death. Levin ...
Read More »$250K Partners in Preservation Grant to Restore Clingmans Dome
A Partners in Preservation Grant will fund much needed restoration on the Clingmans Dome Observation Tower in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Friends of the Smokies today announced it will receive a $250,000 grant provided by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Great Smoky Mountains National Park qualified for the grant as one of the top nine most ...
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