DIXIE STAMPEDE, FOOD CITY PRESENT THIRD ANNUAL FUN-FILLED CHILDREN’S “WHOADEO” ON SEPT. 26 PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede has partnered once again with Food City stores for their third annual “Whoadeo” on Saturday, Sept. 26, featuring stick horse competitions, a parade of horses, a small carnival and prizes. One way to register for the event is during the Food City Whoadeo coloring contest, under way now through Sept. 16;   Read More ...

Update September 23, 2009: The workshop has been canceled. Native New Yorker and Photographer Keith Major has been working as a commercial photographer since 1990. Keith’s interest in image making started in elementary school. He studied at the Brooklyn Museum and Pratt Institute’s art programs for elementary school-age students. His interest was so keen that by the fourth grade he had decided on his high school and college, The High   Read More ...

Woodcarving is an art form that takes many years to master, but for East Tennessee Native and Professional Woodcarver and Renowned Instructor Gene Webb it’s about the passion of creation and attention to detail that makes woodcarving his life’s pastime. With the launch of his brand new website and upcoming instructional DVD’s and classes, HometownSevier.com decided to sit down with Gene and focus in on who he is as an   Read More ...

BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD WILL RETURN TO HOST “THE 43rd ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” LIVE FROM NASHVILLE ON ABC TELEVISION NETWORK ON NOV. 11 Tickets Go On Sale Sept. 19. NASHVILLE – The reigning CMA Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will reunite to host “The 43rd Annual CMA Awards.” This will be the second consecutive time that Paisley and Underwood have hosted “Country   Read More ...

CMA HOSTS ITS FIRST-EVER LIVE “TWEET ‘N’ GREET” DURING “CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK” AUGUST 31 Join Artists Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Kellie Pickler and Zac Brown Band As They Tweet on ABC.com NASHVILLE – CMA will host its first-ever live Twitter feed on ABC.com, Monday, Aug. 31 (8:00 – 11:00 PM/ET), during “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock,” airing on   Read More ...

Dolly Parton will release Dolly, a four-CD box set on October 27. Dolly is comprised of 99 songs and is the first multi-CD, multi-label deluxe box set compilation ever to represent her life’s work and will be released through RCA Nashville/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Dolly Parton has charted at least one Top 5 country hit in each decade since the ’60s. She has also charted at least   Read More ...

In some form or fashion, music is the soundtrack to our lives. Whether it be a lullaby we were sung as a child, a hymn that we sang in church, the song on the radio during our first kiss, or “our song” at our 50th wedding anniversary…music is the eternal flame that molds generations and crosses timeless boundaries for all. There are those songs that never seem to get old…the   Read More ...

Story By: Denver T. Stevens He just released his debut album “Wait and See” and has made a solid name for himself in the East Tennessee music scene, but for Knoxville native Singer-Songwriter Stephen Hunley it’s just another day to give back to the ones he loves. Stephen Hunley, 28, is the nephew of Country Music Artist Con Hunley and is a University of Tennessee graduate. With the spotlight on   Read More ...

Titanic Pigeon Forge Museum Attraction on Track for Spring 2010 Grand Opening New Heights for Titanic in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains www.titanicpigeonforge.com PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (June 2009) With her towering smoke stacks in place and steel framing complete, Titanic Pigeon Forge is sure to become one of the Volunteer State’s most talked-about and highly visited tourist destinations. As interest in the project grows, an exciting, admission-free Titanic Preview Trailer will   Read More ...

Back by popular demand, Gatlinburg’s 4th annual presentation of Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales™ begins in downtown Gatlinburg on June 12, 2009 and will run through August 8. Tunes & Tales is a summer-long street performance event featuring costumed musical performers, storytellers and artisans portraying time periods as far back as 1800. This popular eight-week event truly highlights one of Gatlinburg’s greatest assets – the walkability of the community –   Read More ...