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The Mountain Tough Recovery Team named long-time Sevier County tourism leader and volunteer, Barbara Joines, the new Executive Director effective Oct. 30, 2017. Joines most recently served as Senior Vice-President/Chief Operations for Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment. She worked for The Dollywood Company for 30 years and retired from the company as the Vice President/General Manager of the Dollywood theme park. In ...

As part of the Healthier Tennessee movement, Sevier County has a new website resource for residents interested in learning how they can improve their health by eating smarter and moving more. Starting on September 22, 2017 there is a new website in town. It’s www.healthiersevier.org. This website has been designed for Sevier County to view upcoming “healthy events.” It will ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in cooperation with the Smoky Mountains Astronomical Society, will offer a stargazing program in Cades Cove on Saturday, September 23, 2017 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Experienced astronomers and numerous telescopes will be on hand to provide a discovery of the spring sky’s position of stars, galaxies, and constellations, including the Milky Way. In case of ...

Sevier County residents and workers may visit Anakeesta in Gatlinburg for free during Sevier County Days. The family attraction opened to the public earlier this month and boasts a tree canopy walk, ziplining, shopping, dining, children’s activities and a unique Chondola ride. Guests begin with a scenic ride from downtown Gatlinburg to the summit of Anakeesta mountain on a Chondola ...

Anyone, at any age, can fall victim to a scam. However, con artists most often set their sights on older adults and those scams targeting seniors are the subject of a new exhibit entitled “Scamalot: Conquering the Con” opening at Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge. Seniors in the U.S. are swindled out of an estimated $37 billion per ...

A masked robber got away with cash and an employee’s vehicle after an early morning armed robbery of Ober Gatlinburg on Sunday. According to the Gatlinburg Police Department, an employee was in the accounting office at Ober Gatlinburg, 1338 Ski Mountain Road, at about 6 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2017 when a masked person kicked open the locked door and ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers temporarily closed park roads for two serious motorcycle accidents on Sunday evening, September 17, 2017. At approximately 6:20 p.m., a single motorcycle accident was reported along the Foothills Parkway West between mile marker 7 and 8. An adult male rider was transported by Lifestar to the University of Tennessee Medical Center just before 7:30 ...

WonderWorks in Pigeon Forge plans a temporary exhibit that is out of this world, and everyone is invited to blast off with it. The indoor park that combines amusement and educational opportunities is hosting a NASA Journey to Mars exhibit from October 5-8, 2017 that will focus on the amazing world of science and the planets. The exhibit will feature ...

It’s been a difficult year for our region as we have worked to rebuild after the devastating wildfires destroyed so many homes, cabins, businesses, and the natural attractions that bring in so many people to our area year after year. The impact on the local real estate market has also been a challenge to recover from. Even before the wildfires, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials closed Newfound Gap Road and Little River Road on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 5 p.m. due to high winds moving through the area associated with Hurricane Irma. The park has experienced rain and strong winds across ridges of the higher elevations throughout the day. Newfound Gap Road runs between Gatlinburg, Tenn. and Cherokee, ...