The Sevierville Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to step up DUI enforcement from August 19 to September 7, 2015, surrounding the Labor Day holiday. The statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of a national mobilization to prevent drunk driving. Tennessee experienced 6,645 known alcohol-related crashes in 2014. That equates to an ...
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Healthier Tennessee launches free Small Starts @ Worship program
The Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness, through its Healthier Tennessee initiative, today announced the launch of Small Starts @ Worship, an online wellness toolkit for faith communities. It is available at no cost to congregations across the state at www.healthierTN.com. Small Starts @ Worship provides faith leaders with tips, ideas and actions to help members get healthier together. It ...
Read More »Hundreds of Opportunities for Kids at Sevier County Fair
It’s almost time for the Sevier County Fair. It is set for its 80th run, Sept. 7-12, 2015, with a theme of “It’s All About the Kids.” The fair means different things to different people and most of us have childhood memories of our visits to the fair. From the rides, food, animal shows and exhibits, the fair offers a ...
Read More »Sevierville Teen Awarded $10,000 Pro Tennis Management Scholarship
USTA Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that Jonathan Fintak of Sevierville, Tenn., who recently graduated from Seymour High School, has been named a recipient of the first $10,000 Pro Tennis Management Scholarship. This past spring, the USTA Foundation granted 53 high school students a variety of college scholarships, totaling $373,000. The ...
Read More »David Bounds Named General Manager of Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge
Ripken Baseball today announced David Bounds as the general manager for The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge youth baseball complex. With nearly a decade of experience as an employee for Ripken Baseball, Bounds has contributed to the brand’s growth at both The Ripken Experience Aberdeen and Myrtle Beach locations. “I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to combine my love ...
Read More »No Hunting License Needed on Tennessee’s Free Hunting Day
Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Free Hunting Day, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season. Free Hunting Day is an event the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency annually provides in hopes of increasing interest in hunting. Squirrel hunting is one of Tennessee’s oldest and favorite traditions. The day serves as ...
Read More »Thieves Steal Utility Vehicle from Smoky Mountain Celebration Charity Raffle
An off road utility vehicle on display as a prize in the charity raffle next month by Smoky Mountain Celebration has been stolen. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating the Polaris RZR 570 side by side utility vehicle stolen from a trailer in the parking lot of Chambers Market at 2720 Newport Highway ...
Read More »Endangered Child Alert Issued for 14-Year-Old Tennessee Girl
An endangered child alert has been issued in middle and east Tennessee for 14 year-old Jasmine Nicole Johnson, who has been missing from Cookeville since Aug. 13, 2015. Jasmine is a white female, 5’1″ tall, weighs 140 lbs., and has blue eyes and brown hair. She was wearing a black and white shirt with blue jeans shorts. According to police, ...
Read More »EmiSunshine Performing at Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival in Gatlinburg
The sounds of some of the biggest hits in country, gospel and bluegrass music will resonate through the streets of Gatlinburg when the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival comes to town Aug. 19–23, 2015. The festival will feature over 130 acts of songwriters and musicians who have shaped the top Billboard charts for generations as well as those just getting started ...
Read More »Friends of the Smokies Holding Telethon to Support Park Projects
On August 20, Friends of the Smokies hosts the 21st annual Friends Across the Mountains Telethon to benefit Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The event has a long history as the only telethon for a national park, and has raised more than $3 million. “As we celebrate the 99th year of the National Park Service and look ahead to its centennial in 2016, ...
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