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The Old Forge Distillery opened its doors to the public Wednesday. Located next door to the Old Mill Restaurant, it is the first of two distilleries set to open this year in Pigeon Forge. A tour of the Old Forge Distillery is part history lesson and part science. The distillery’s name is inspired by history according to Old Mill Historian ...

Country music superstars Lonestar will play a free concert at Pigeon Forge’s Patriot Festival this Fourth of July. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets as the 24th Annual Patriot Festival has a full day of entertainment lined up, including a performance by Lonestar before a finale of spectacular fireworks. Lonestar has sold more than 10 million ...

Pigeon Forge’s American Eagle Foundation is asking the public to help locate a missing falcon. Scimitar (sim-it-ar), a female Peregrine Falcon, escaped from the American Eagle Foundation’s “weathering yard” near Dollywood in Pigeon Forge about 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 21st. “The American Eagle Foundation is conducting it’s own search efforts but would like to increase the chances of rescuing ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed certain trails, backcountry campsites and shelters due to bear activity. Additional bear warnings have been issued for some areas. If you are enjoying the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this summer, be especially careful in observing the black bears. About 1,500 black bears call the park home. It is a great place ...

First Tennessee is celebrating its 150th Anniversary with 150 Days of Giving, awarding $5,000 each day to the nonprofit organization with the most online votes. The company’s private charitable foundation, First Tennessee Foundation, will give $5,000 to a different nonprofit organization every day starting March 25 and ending August 21. Winners are based upon the organization with the most cumulative votes ...

Pregnant women and parents of small children seeking to meet minimum dietary recommendations for fish and other seafood should know how to recognize and protect themselves from seafood fraud. The substitution and mislabeling of seafood is even more concerning since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new recommendation earlier this week ...

The Flag of the United States of America will be flown across the nation today in observance of Flag Day. Citizens, businesses and government buildings will proudly display our flag to celebrate the day of its adoption in 1777. As our young nation fought for independence from Britain, those first thirteen states sought to establish their own identity by choosing ...

If you own one of these recalled office chairs from Office Depot® you are not only at risk of falling on your keister, but could also suffer serious injuries if the seat breaks off. Office Depot is recalling its Gibson Leather Task Chairs after receiving more than 153 reports of a failure of the seat plate weld that can cause ...

Sevier County residents and workers can visit Ober Gatlinburg this week for only a $2 donation to help provide healthcare for local residents. Ober Gatlinburg invites everyone who lives or works in Sevier County to enjoy the park’s attractions between Saturday, June 7 and Friday, June 13, 2014. For a $2 donation, they will receive a free round-trip Aerial Tram ...