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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency surveys managers recently explored a cave in East Tennessee that contains a large number of hibernating Gray Bats, a state and federally endangered species. Wildlife Surveys Managers Chris Ogle and Daniel Istvanko descended into a cave known as Rattlin’ Pit in Cocke County, which is owned by Newport Utilities. Joining them was a representative of the ...

LeConte Medical Center, in conjunction with the City of Pigeon Forge, is pleased to host their annual spring health fair event 9–11 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2017. The health fair event will feature free health screenings, and reduced-price lab work and is open to the public. Some of the free screenings that will be available are blood pressure checks, ...

Great Smoky Mountain National Park is recruiting volunteers to staff the Information Center at Clingmans Dome, from April 1 through Nov. 30, 2017. Volunteers will work at the seasonal information center that includes a bookstore/sales area managed by Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA). Volunteers will assist in educating visitors about the park and provide recreational and trip planning information and ...

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies unveiled its new Glass Bottom Boat Adventure earlier this month, which gives tourists a chance to venture into Shark Lagoon and explore the spectacular habitat of the many animals of the aquarium. The new specifically designed indoor 16-foot glass bottom boat features only 3 inches of glass that separate the visitor from the animals that ...

The University of Tennessee Extension Sevier County Office is offering Free Diabetes Education Programs. A six-week series, entitled Take Charge of Your Diabetes will be held at the Pigeon Forge Public Library. Also, UT Extension is partnering with Food City to offer a supermarket tour for diabetics. The series Take Charge of Your Diabetes will be offered Mondays, Feb. 27 ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a tree monitoring plot in areas throughout the park to collect information as part of an important research project tracking seasonal biological change called phenology. Volunteers will record when trees leaf out and when leaves start to change colors. They may also track the presence of target migratory birds. ...

Sevier County 4-H Poster Winners for 2016-2017 have been named from over 2,150 4-H posters entered in this years contest. Winners were named in four award categories. Awards are sponsored by the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club and the Glenda M Johnson Sevier County 4-H Endowment Fund. The top eleven winners will receive $25: Kendall Grosser,Boyds Creek; Eliza Sergent, Catlettsburg; Kai ...

The Warrior 10 Miler and 5K returns to Sevierville this year with four new race events and will benefit Wounded Warriors. Dr. Josh Chambers and Endurance Sports Management is proud to present the 2017 Warrior 10 Miler and 5K on Saturday March 11, 2017. New for this year is a Military 10 miler, Military 5K, Kids Warrior 1 Mile race ...

A new feature on Facebook aims to help connect businesses with job seekers in their area by allowing them to post jobs right on their social media account. Social media giant Facebook launched a jobs feature on Wednesday that allows admins of Facebook business pages in the United States and Canada to post jobs, and for Facebook users to search ...

For wildfire disaster survivors or workers who find themselves fatigued, short-tempered, suffering from depression, loss of appetite, hopelessness or sleeplessness, FEMA has paired with the State of Tennessee to offer free crisis counseling services until March 13, 2017. In the weeks after disaster strikes, the path to recovery can pose many uncertainties. Something as routine as waking up for work ...