Well, this past week I was looking down into the holler toward Webb’s Creek thinking about how history will someday record that drive-thru restaurants led to the downfall of life as we used to know it. There was once a time when you could not purchase a four piece chicken dinner with cole slaw and baked beans and eat it while driving 70 m.p.h. in the passing lane on I-75.   Read More ...

Young-Williams Animal Center currently has a surplus of adult dogs, but the animal center knows that many Knoxville-area families don’t have surplus funds. Young-Williams, therefore, is offering a “Priceless Pooches Stimulus Package.” Now through Aug. 31, each adult dog age six months and older is available for just a $50 adoption fee. “I don’t think you can ever put a price tag on the love, joy and benefits of owning   Read More ...

Registration for the 2012 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon opens Monday, Aug. 1. Now in its eighth year, the event which draws thousands of runners to downtown Knoxville will be held April 1, 2012. “We’re already gearing up for another first-class event for runners, spectators and the city of Knoxville,” said Tony Spezia, president and CEO of Covenant Health. “The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon promotes good health and inspires hundreds of   Read More ...

Assisting students in our community by providing educational materials that will help them learn and excel in the classroom. (3 and 5 subject) Spiral Notebooks #2 Pencils (no mechanicals) Clear or Mesh backpacks (no wheels) Crayons (24 pack) Elmer’s Glue and Elmer’s Glue Stick Fiskars Blunt tip Scissors and Regular Scissors Black, Blue, and Red Pens Pencil Boxes/Bags Colored Markers/Pencils/ Rulers Basic Calculators 2 Pocket Folders and Pocket Folders with   Read More ...

Join us on campus on Friday, July 29 for the Arts for Art’s Sake auction benefiting Arrowmont’s educational assistance programs. The event will include both a silent and live auction featuring artwork by our instructors – renowned artists whose works are featured in fine galleries and held in museum collections worldwide. The event is free to attend and will begin with a preview and a silent auction at 6:30pm followed   Read More ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that its current policy to prohibit the transportation of firewood from federal and state quarantined areas into the Park has been tightened to include several neighboring counties in Tennessee. The affected areas, Blount, Knox, Anderson, Loudon and Union, and the most recent county just added to the list, Grainger, have been quarantined by either the state or federal government to prevent the movement   Read More ...

The Sevier County Lodging Alliance proudly presents the 4th Annual Stars of the Industry Awards.  There will be several categories in which you will be able to nominate someone in our industry locally to receive one of these prestigious awards. The winners at our local level will move on to compete against other cities at the state level in the TN Hotel and Lodging Associations Stars on the Industry Awards.   Read More ...

You’ve still got a few weeks to enjoy Dollywood’s KidsFest! Now through Sunday, Aug. 7, visit the park’s annual summertime celebration. Don’t miss the Gazillion Bubble Show, where countless bubbles of all shapes and sizes fill Showstreet Palace Theatre. The Penguin Players delight audiences with two new shows—Otis and Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad—along with The Little Engine That Could in lively, 20-minute musicals. And regardless of the weather,   Read More ...

Summer Reading Program Finale Children’s Theater Troup Performance and Artfest Finale One more cooking demonstration Six authors talk about their books set in Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains Four more movies NEVER coming to a theater near you! Related Stories:Stimulus Projects For ChristmasLet It RainAutumn GlowPigeon Forge Cinema Grand OpeningDollywood Theme Park Announces New Barnstormer for 2011

Kristin Lewis, Mortgage Loan Manager / Originator for Tennessee State Bank, earned the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Friendship Award for June at the recent Coffee Talk event. Lewis has worked with Tennessee State Bank for 21 years. “I was thrilled to be this month’s Friendship Award winner,” says Lewis. “Even more so, I am thrilled to be part of the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce. Their Coffee Talk program provides fantastic   Read More ...