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Former President to Speak at Sevierville Conference

Resort at Governors Crossing — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:33:23 +0000

Former President George W. Bush is scheduled to speak at the Sevierville Events Center at the Celebrator’s Conference. He will be the Wednesday evening guest speaker at the sold out conference.
The Celebrator’s Conference, an outreach of Phil Waldrep Ministries, is one of the leading Christian conferences for older adults and mature believers. Held this Monday through Thursday, this year’s annual conference is moving from Gatlinburg to the new Sevierville facility.

Former Christus Gardens to Become Christ in the Smokies Museum and Gardens

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:02:55 +0000

The former Christus Gardens in Gatlinburg, which was closed in 2008 after 49 years of being one of the areas most popular attractions, will reopen this fall as the Christ in the Smokies Museum and Gardens. Developers have been acquiring Christian items from around the country for exhibit. Many local artists are also involved in this new attraction.
Located at the original Christus Gardens location on River Road, plans call for a “soft” opening this fall with the grand opening in the spring of 2010.

Local Dog One of ‘World’s Ugliest Dogs’

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:38:52 +0000

Miss Ellie, one of the stars of the Comedy Barn Canines, recently finished first in her pedigree class division in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in Northern California. The 15-year old Chinese Crested Hairless, owned by Dawn Goehring a local trainer and performer at the Comedy Barn, was filmed last week for a segment of the Animal Planet’s “Dogs 101”.
Comedy Barn owners David Fee and Jim Hedrick graciously donated $5000 to the local Sevier County Humane Society to honor Miss Ellie.
The Comedy Barn Theater located in Pigeon Forge features entertainment for the whole family. Click here for their show schedule.

Chance to Win Free Tickets

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:13:58 +0000

To help celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the city of Pigeon Forge is having an online promotion. Register for a chance to win their Prize Pack that includes a $75 fuel card, $75 attraction pass ( 2 tickets to Wonder Works and 2 tickets to Country Tonite Theatre), two tickets to Dollywood, and Sha-Kon-O-Hey the 8 song CD written and recorded by Dolly Parton as tribute to the National Park.
To register or for more information click here. Contest ends July 31, 2009.

Trace Adkins in Concert at Smokies Stadium

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:50:14 +0000

Country music star Trace Adkins will be in concert in Sevierville on June 23 at Tennessee Smokies Stadium. Also performing that evening will be Billy Currington and Jeremy McComb. Tickets are available online at concertsinthesmokies.com.

Special Concert at Smokies Stadium

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:00:08 +0000

The Mountain Press reported today that Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp will perform on stage at Tennessee Smokies Stadium in Sevierville on July 29^th. Tickets go on sale May 16 at the stadium or online at smokiesstadiumevents.com. Showtime will be at 5:30PM, gates open at 5.

For more information about the tour visit bobdylan.com.

Spring Grand Rod Run

Resort at Governors Crossing — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:06:21 +0000

This weekend the Spring Grand Rod Run is being held in Pigeon Forge with both hot rods, vintage cars, and trucks already lining the downtown streets and also cruising the parkway. I spent the morning with my wife downtown checking out some of the cars and have added a few pictures of some of my favorites.

With gas prices being way down from last year and the weather forecast looking good for this weekend it looks like we may have a very busy weekend. We have a few rooms left at The Resort, but they are filing up fast. Many people are finding Governors Crossing a great location as they can spend some time checking out the cars and still have easy access to Dollywood and the outlet malls for those ladies not into car shows.