Ever since 1920, there have been members of the Ogle family making brooms in the Arts and Crafts Community of Gatlinburg. Today, David and Tammie Ogle carry on that family tradition. As broom makers, David and Tammie have earned a living for nearly 35 years. David’s dad and his great uncle taught him the craft and for years they have earned a living creating beautiful and functional brooms that literally   Read More ...

The Sevier County Home Builders Association is proud to be hosting the 23rd Annual Smoky Mountain Home Show February 3-5, 2011. The SCHBA is a local not -for -profit construction industry association comprised of licensed and insured building contractors, developers, and subcontractors.  Hosting a local home show to the Smoky Mountain area market is their way of making the construction industry available to all residents.  They encourage the local community   Read More ...

The DRIVE4COPD national public health initiative today announced that it is partnering with the Country Music Association (CMA) to launch the Tune Up For COPD Songwriting Competition, featuring Country Music stars Billy Ray Cyrus and Patty Loveless. The competition challenges Americans to create a new DRIVE4COPD song to help raise awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Last year, Loveless wrote the campaign anthem, ‘Drive,’ in honor of her sister   Read More ...

Home Federal Bank promoted Vice President Douglas Byrd to manager of Inventors Trust Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Home Federal Bank. Byrd and his family live in Sevier County. About Home Federal Bank Home Federal Bank is a locally owned, full-service bank serving East Tennesseans through branches in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Sevier counties. For more information, visit http://www.homefederalbanktn.com. Related Stories:14th Annual Taste of AutumnSevier County Lodging Alliance Presents   Read More ...

Cherokee Distributing, a local company long known for distributing MillerCoors and other prominent beer brands in the community, has brought beers by Depot Street Brewing of historic Jonesborough, Tenn., to the greater Knoxville area. Depot Street Brewing, established in 2004, is a craft brewery located in Jonesborough, Tennessee’s oldest town, about eight miles southwest of Johnson City. Featured as a local brewer at the 2010 Knoxville Brewers Jam in October,   Read More ...

CMA Songwriters Series is returning to Los Angeles for the second time in the seven year history of the popular series. Music fans can get up close and personal with some of Nashville’s biggest hitmakers on Tuesday, Feb. 15 (8:00 PM/PT) at Club Nokia. Featuring two-time CMA Award winner Gretchen Wilson (“Redneck Woman,” “Here For the Party,” and “Work Hard, Play Harder,” all recorded by Wilson) and 2010 CMA New   Read More ...

OMG! According to a recent Nielsen survey, text messaging has officially eclipsed voice calls. U.S. Cellular, ranked the country’s best wireless carrier in a Consumer Reports survey, has an FYI for all those thumb-flexing, text enthusiasts out there. Through Feb. 17, all phones that make texting quick and easy are free. Cool handsets like the Samsung Messager Touch, Motorola GRASP and LG Mystique are free after a $50 mail-in rebate   Read More ...

There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things ‘in order,’ she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she   Read More ...

The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Friendship Award has been a huge success and is creating quite a stir among Chamber members. Several members have thus far been presented with this prestigious award and many others are striving to achieve this level of recognition. The Friendship Award not only creates opportunities for individuals involved in the Chamber to earn recognition in front of the business community, it also creates opportunities for   Read More ...

Nashville, TN – Sevier County elementary school teacher Dr. Cheryl Deaton was named Tennessee Teacher of the Year Thursday night during the Annual Teacher of the Year banquet. Grand division winners, Mr. Davis Falvey of West Tennessee and Dr. Dianne Sawyer of Middle Tennessee, were also recognized. “Teachers are at the heart of motivating our student’s academic achievement and success,” Education Commissioner Bruce Opie said. “This award represents the commitment   Read More ...