Tag Archives: Pigeon Forge

Viewers from around the world are awaiting the hatch of two eggs in the nest of Bald Eagles named Mr. President and The First Lady. The D.C. Eagle Nest Cam is live streaming the nest of Mr. President and The First Lady as the world watches for two fuzzy eaglets hatched from their eggs. The bonded pair of Bald Eagles ...

Charlie Bob Smith of the Smith Family from Pigeon Forge, winners of The Mountain Press Readers’ Choice Award seven times and “Entertainer of the Year” in 2009, will perform in a brand new show called the Smith Morning Variety Show at The Smoky Mountain Opry Theater in Pigeon Forge starting March 22, 2016. Also appearing with Smith will be nationally ...

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge youth baseball complex. Ripken Baseball and the City of Pigeon Forge officially opened The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge on March 9, 2016 with a ribbon cutting and open house for the public. The $22.5 million facility will host youth baseball and fast-pitch softball tournaments, beginning with the ...

Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association is presenting a panel discussion on the Labor and Affordable Housing crisis in Pigeon Forge and Sevier County at the March 10, 2016 meeting hosted by The Holiday Inn Convention Center. Panelists will discuss the challenges facing companies, employees, developers, and the community while exploring ways to work towards solutions. The panel will include: Nancy Brown, ...

Have you ever thought about owning a cabin? Do you know that a cabin vacation home can be a great source of income for you? Of course, you can enjoy spending some time there as well! Many of us enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! We live within an hour drive of such beautiful streams, high mountain ridges, breathtaking ...

While we cannot see the changes going on inside Dolly Parton’s Lumberjack Adventure Dinner & Show, progress outside is dramatic with the demolition of the old Regency Inn in front of the attraction. Construction crews removed the Regency Inn in Pigeon Forge this week to increase visibility from the Parkway and expand parking for Lumberjack Adventure. Dolly Parton announced the ...

Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Police are looking for a suspect who may have used an Airsoft Gun to commit a string of armed robberies along the Parkway on Tuesday. According to the Gatlinburg Police Department, a male suspect attempted to rob Blaine’s Grill & Bar at 812 Parkway #105 in Gatlinburg at gunpoint just after 2 p.m. on Feb. 23, ...

As anticipation mounts for the opening of Dollywood’s Lightning Rod, fans now have one more way to satisfy their appetite for the world’s fastest wood coaster—a new Lightning Rod-themed ice cream flavor, thanks to Mayfield. The packaging for Mayfield’s newest flavor, Smoky Mountain Fudge, features colorful artwork of Lightning Rod launching riders to a world-record 73 mph top speed. The ...

The Dollywood Company, the premier getaway destination in the Great Smoky Mountains, and Ripken Baseball today announced its collaboration as the official entertainment partner of The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge. Ripken Baseball tournament participants from all over the country will have access to family-fun theme park destinations including Dollywood Theme Park, Dollywood’s Splash Country Water Park, as well as hospitality ...

Pigeon Forge Mayor David Wear and City Manager Earlene Teaster will present the State of the City Address on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The meeting will also serve as the official kick-off for the 16th Annual Saddle Up event in Pigeon Forge that runs from Feb. 17–21, 2016. Wear & Teaster will speak at the monthly luncheon of the Pigeon Forge ...