Pets Without Parents final days

  Pets Without Parents located at 901 Mize Lane in Sevierville will be closing its doors on June 30th.   They still have about 25 dogs and 45 cats that need adopting. The adoption fee will be waived for the remaining animals however an application will still need...

Area Ballet Program Marks Multiple Milestones

Local dancers end 2017-2018 with performances and honors   For the young ladies who have performed with the Appalachian Ballet Company and studied at the Van Metre School of Dance during the past year, the 2017-2018 season was an eventful one, culminating in a spring...

This Week’s Tennessee Tourism Round Up

Explore caves, take a free yoga class, grab a blanket for free movies in the park or a free concert, square dance, toast your own s’mores, savor barbecue or weigh in on the champion of the Slider Showdown. Here are the festivals and events going on across Tennessee...

Haslam appoints David Rausch as director of TBI

Rausch to serve as TBI director following the retirement of Mark Gwyn   Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam yesterday announced the appointment of David B. Rausch as director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).   Rausch, 55, has served as chief of police...

What Can I Do To Avoid Probate?

By Jedidiah McKeehan A legal term that many people have heard of is the term, “probate.”  Probate is the process whereby a will of someone who has passed is filed with the court and the court oversees the process of making sure that all of the instructions in...