Tag Archives: Pigeon Forge

State amusement ride regulators ordered the closure of The Coaster at Goats on the Roof in Pigeon Forge after learning of a serious accident that the ride owners failed to report. On July 11, 2016, the Amusement Device Unit of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Workplace Regulations and Compliance Division issued an order for The Coaster at ...

Two Sevier County residents have been arrested for allegedly selling a large amount of marijuana and authorities say some was sold in a school zone. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a Sevier County Grand Jury earlier this month returned indictments for 47-year-old Randy Alan McClure, of Pigeon Forge, and 50-year-old Jeannie Sue Howard, of Sevierville, as a result ...

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 ...

Grand Ole Opry member and Grammy Award winner Joe Diffie will rock the 2016 Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge’s annual blowout to celebrate July 4, immediately before a spectacular fireworks show brightens the sky over this Great Smoky Mountains resort city. Activity begins at noon, and onstage entertainment begins at 1:30 p.m. for guests at Patriot Park. Admission is free. In ...

Pointing to the immense popularity of East Tennessee’s favorite entertainment icon, tickets for Dolly Parton’s Nov. 15 Pure & Simple concert at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge have sold out. Tickets went on sale to Dollywood season passholders on June 15. Remaining tickets were made available to the general public the morning of July 1 and sold out that day. ...

Stages West, located in the heart of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., “returned home” with the grand reopening of its beloved store on Thursday, June 30, 2016. In August of 2015, fire heavily damaged the store’s infrastructure, causing it to close its doors for nearly a year. After months of rebuilding and preparation, Stages West officially reopened today, and it’s bigger, better, ...

Nearly every day, our agents get calls from people who are renting and want to buy their own home, often for the very first time. That is so exciting! I encourage you to follow your dream of home ownership. There is a time for everything under the sun, including renting. But there is also a time to step out into ...

The first three months of youth baseball tournaments at the Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge have been everything the city expected – and perhaps more. “Baseball lives on statistics, and the numbers coming out of the Ripken Experience are awesome. Visitor spending of $6.7 million in Pigeon Forge is simply wonderful,” said Eric Brackins, Pigeon Forge assistant city manager, who worked ...

Five spirits produced by Old Forge Distillery, including a chocolate moonshine, won awards recently at the world’s largest consumer tasting competition. Old Forge Distillery’s 1830 Original Chocolate Moonshine, a 60-proof chocolate-flavored moonshine inspired by homemade desserts made at the Old Mill Candy Kitchen and Pottery House Café, and its Old Forge Reserve Bourbon, an eight-year-old whiskey aged in charred white ...

With amazing new entertainment, extended park hours and a nightly fireworks show, Dollywood is the perfect place for families to celebrate the fun and excitement of summer. From June 11 – Aug. 7, 2016, Dollywood’s park hours are 10 a.m.–10 p.m. daily, allowing guests more time to create memories and share experiences together. In addition to extended hours during this ...