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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dollywood’s Splash Country, the Smoky Mountains’ premier outdoor water adventure park, announces the addition of Slick Rock Racer, a multi-lane mat slide for the 2010 season. “Me and my brothers and sisters used to play in the creeks around home in the Smoky Mountains, and more times than not, we’d land on a mossy covered rock that sent us for a ride like you wouldn’t believe,” Dolly Parton   Read More ...

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August 19, 2009 – Will it be the Pink Panther or a Were-Rabbit? How about a Kung Fu Panda? On September 11, Knox County Public Library’s popular outdoor movie series will return to Market Square for the sixth year of free family fun in front of the silver screen. Voting for this year’s line up will run from August 20-31 on www.knoxlib.org. The winning line up will be announced on   Read More ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park News Release PUBLIC INVITED TO SMOKIES RE-DEDICATION CEREMONY The public is invited to attend, on a first-come, first-serve basis, the 75th Anniversary Re-dedication of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on September 2, along with a host of dignitaries and distinguished guests, including the Park’s 75th Anniversary Ambassador Dolly Parton. The ceremony will begin at 11:15 a.m. and will end around 1 p.m., but because of   Read More ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Thursday is a travel day for the Titans as they head west to play their third preseason game Friday night against the Dallas Cowboys. After a pair of physical practices on Tuesday, the focus Wednesday involved more mental preparation for the nationally-televised game on FOX. “Today was really the only work besides the walkthrough (Thursday) we have against the Cowboys,” head coach Jeff Fisher said. “Anytime you   Read More ...

Choosing Healthy Diet Food Consistently Author: Tom Noonan The number one key factor in the success of a new diet is whether or not you can keep the diet consistent. You may find plenty of diets that help you lose weight, but you are going to fail 100% of the time that you cannot sustain your diet. Your success really depends on your ability to sustain your diet – potentially   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 ...

The Diner will be hosting the “Back to School Cruise In”  event on August 29th, 2009.  Everyone is welcome to this car show.  See hot rods, classic muscle cars and more.  The Diner is located at 550 Winfield Dunn Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37876.  For more information about the car show, contact The Diner at 865-908-1904 or by visiting their website at www.thediner.biz Related Stories:The Great Smoky Mountain Auto Fest at   Read More ...

Dial 2-1-1 With one phone call and only three numbers, 2-1-1, Tennessee residents anywhere in the state can get information about critical health and human services available in their community.  Like 9-1-1 for emergencies and 4-1-1 for information, 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember number to call when someone needs help or information about available resources, from basic needs like food, shelter, and utility assistance, to health care and employment information, to   Read More ...

August 18, 2009 – Mayor Bill Haslam announced that he has appointed Stan Sharp as the new chief of the Knoxville Fire Department. Sharp, an assistant fire chief who currently serves as the KFD’s safety officer will begin his new duties on September 1. He replaces KFD Chief Robert Key who is retiring on that date. He had served as the chief since 2006. “I’m excited about Stan becoming our   Read More ...