Tennessee’s annual Free Fishing Day and the Youth Free Fishing Week are a great way to get outdoors and introduce someone you know to the sport of fishing. The 2018 Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 9 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The day allows anyone the opportunity to try this great outdoor ...
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Clingmans Dome Observation Tower Temporarily Closing for Rehabilitation
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the Clingmans Dome Observation Tower will be closed Monday, June 4 through Friday, June 15, 2018 to complete a rehabilitation project that began last year. Workers need to apply a final surface overlay along the tower ramp. While visitors will not be able to climb the tower, the Clingmans Dome parking overlook ...
Read More »Dollywood Sevier County Days a Great Way to Kick Off Summer Season
Sevier County residents and workers may visit Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country for only a $5 donation during Dollywood Sevier County Days. Dolly invites everyone who lives and works in Sevier County to enjoy free admission with a $5 donation per person to benefit Sevier County Food Ministries, a voluntary interfaith ministry that provides essential food assistance to local families. ...
Read More »FBI Warns to Reboot Home and Office Routers, Networked Devices Due to Malware
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a public service announcement Friday advising consumers and small offices to reboot routers and networked devices due to widespread malware infection by foreign cyber actors. The agency said the malware affects hundreds of thousands of routers produced by several manufacturers and that, “The size and scope of the infrastructure impacted by VPNFilter malware is ...
Read More »Army Veteran Craig Morgan Headlines Pigeon Forge’s Patriot Festival
Craig Morgan, United States Army veteran and Grand Ole Opry member, is set to headline the 28th annual Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge’s Independence Day celebration. Morgan takes the stage immediately before an elaborate fireworks display lights up the night sky with the Great Smoky Mountains as a backdrop. “We look forward to the Patriot Festival all year long here in ...
Read More »TWRA Urges Boating Safety as Memorial Weekend Kicks Off Summer Boating Season
The 2018 Memorial Day holiday weekend is May 25-28 and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets along with boating in a safe and responsible manner. The Memorial Day holiday weekend is regarded as the unofficial start to the summer boating season and is one of the year’s busiest boating weekends. Last year, there ...
Read More »It Happened Here! Alcatraz East Crime Museum Exhibit Highlights Tennessee
From its earliest days, Tennessee has had a rich history of crime and justice, with stories known across the country. From local stories of moonshiners and vigilantes, to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that rocked the nation, those interested in learning more about the state’s notorious crime history can do so at the new temporary exhibit “It Happened ...
Read More »Man Tried to Climb in Vehicle Window at Sevierville Traffic Light
Sevierville police say a man was severely injured after falling from a moving vehicle that he attempted to enter while it was stopped at a traffic light early Wednesday morning. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting an injured pedestrian lying on the shoulder of West Main Street shortly after 7 a.m. on May 23, 2018. Witnesses told police that ...
Read More »KaTom One of America’s Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Companies
Year-over-year growth of more than 31 percent pushed KaTom Restaurant Supply into the top 15 in 2018 industry rankings and once again earned it a spot on the list of the 50 fastest-growing woman-owned companies in America. Sales totaling $131.55 million in 2017 boosted KaTom five spots to No. 14 on the Distribution Giants list from “Foodservice Equipment & Supplies,” ...
Read More »Elderly Sevierville Couple Allegedly Robbed by Men Claiming to be Linoleum Salesmen
Sevierville Police are looking for three men who reportedly gained entry to the home of an elderly couple and then robbed them on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the robbery took place about 2 p.m. on May 12, 2018 at a residence on Estate Drive, in the Little Pigeon Estates neighborhood. Posing as linoleum salesmen, two men knocked on the ...
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