February 24, 2010 – The City of Knoxville is currently accepting applications from non-profit organizations interested in obtaining a city Community Agency Grant for fiscal year 2010-2011, which begins on July 1, 2010. The deadline for filing an application is 5 p.m., Friday, March 12. The city will not consider any application received after that time. To apply for a grant an organization must operate within the City of Knoxville   Read More ...

February 22, 2010 – Due to a wet and colder than normal winter the city’s Public Service Department will suspend its normal brush collection for the next two weeks to focus its resources on filling potholes and making street service repairs. The decision comes amid a near fifty percent increase in the number of reported potholes to the city’s Call 311 service line this year and requests from managers in   Read More ...

Swallowing a sword is amazing on its own, but imagine sword swallowing with a mouthful of live cockroaches. That’s exactly what Travis Fessler will do at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Gatlinburg Odditorium on Saturday, February 27th at 2:27 pm local time – all part of World Sword Swallowers Day. Fessler is part of an all-star sword swallowing lineup that includes Chris Steel and Erik Kloeker, the world’s youngest   Read More ...

Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are preparing to close the Cades Cove Loop Road starting Monday, March 1, for a complete reconstruction of the road.  They expect to re-open the 11-mile Loop not later than May 21. To get a jump on the project and minimize the duration of the closure, crews from the Harrison Construction Division of APAC Atlantic, Inc, have been working at night and along   Read More ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the release of the White Oak Road Environmental Assessment.  The assessment analyzes a proposal to issue a right-of-way (ROW) permit to North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) to allow widening of White Oak Road (State Rd. 1338) in Haywood County, NC, where the road crosses National Park Service property near I-40 at the Fines Creek exit. Park managers are inviting written   Read More ...

Americans live in the most imaginative, productive and prosperous country on the entire planet. That prosperity was seeded by our founders in our Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each of us to the “pursuit,” notice I said “pursuit” – of happiness.  That first resolute generation, sowed those seeds with blood, sweat, tears and grit.  As it was for them in their time, it is now   Read More ...

Billy Muncy of The Smoky Mountain Balloon Company in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee recently earned Certified Balloon Artist (CBA®) status. Billy was one of a select group of balloon professionals who successfully completed a series of tests, including oral and practical examinations. The certification was administered by the Qualatex Balloon NetworkSM (QBN®), a professional organization dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in balloon decor and bouquets. There are currently more than   Read More ...

LeConte Medical Center is pleased to be open and serving the healthcare needs of our community. A list of our updated phone numbers will appear in the new 2010 Yellow Pages and Yellow Book in Sevier County upon publication. In the meantime, however, we are happy to take your calls, and want to assist you in promptly reaching the proper party or department. Below is a list of main phone   Read More ...

The Country Music Association announced today that Jimmy Dean, Ferlin Husky, Billy Sherrill, and Don Williams will become the newest members of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame. Due to a tie in the voting, both Dean and Husky will be inducted in the “Veterans Era Artist” category. Williams will be inducted in the “Modern Era Artist” category. Sherrill will be inducted in the “Non-Performer” category, which is awarded   Read More ...

Due to a wet and colder than normal winter the city’s Public Service Department will suspend its normal brush collection for the next two weeks to focus its resources on filling potholes and making street service repairs. The decision comes amid a near fifty percent increase in the number of reported potholes to the city’s Call 311 service line this year and requests from managers in the field reporting the   Read More ...