FIRST-EVER SMOKY MOUNTAIN BIG FOOT CONFERENCE SLATED FOR JULY
They say you can find just about anything in Gatlinburg… and some folks are hoping that's true. For the first time ever, Gatlinburg is hosting the Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference. The all-day extra ...
ACTOR WILLIAM SHATNER DEBUTS COUNTRY SONGS AT GRAND OLE OPRY
In a move designed to boldly take him where no Starfleet captain has gone before, actor William Shatner took the stage for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry to debut songs from his new country albu ...
CONSERVATIVE RADIO HOST DOC THOMPSON STRUCK, KILLED BY AMTRAK TRAIN
Conservative talk radio host Michael "Doc" Thompson was killed by an Amtrak train Tuesday, it has been confirmed. Thompson, 49, was struck while jogging along the train tracks in Haltom City, Texas, ...
DOLLY PARTON DINNER THEATER COMPANY ACQUIRES FEE HEDRICK ENTERTAINMENT
World Choice Investments will now run five attractions in Pigeon Forge, since the announcement Friday that Dolly Parton’s dinner theater-production business acquired Fee Hedrick Entertainment. Terms ...
STATE TO INVEST $1M IN KEN BURNS’ LATEST PROJECT – A COUNTRY MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
The State of Tennessee plans to invest $1 million in an upcoming Ken Burns documentary on country music. Calling it an “excellent deal” for the state, Tourist Development Commissioner Mark Ezell said ...
COOKEVILLE FAMILY TO COMPETE ON FAMILY FEUD THIS EVENING
There’s a feud going on in Cookeville. Well, more precisely, a Cookeville family is involved in a feud. But it’s not just any feud. This is Family Feud. After an extensive process that included a vid ...
MAN CLAIMING TO BE WILLIAM SHATNER’S LONG-LOST SON WANTS TO TAKE ACTOR’S NAME
A Florida man claiming that William Shatner is his biological father is fighting to have his name legally changed so he could claim his “birth right,” a report said Tuesday. Peter Sloan, 62, petition ...
GARY SINISE SAYS HE’S DEDICATED TO HONORING WOUNDED VETERANS
Gary Sinise was prepared to play Lieutenant Dan Taylor on “Forrest Gump” long before he was offered the role. The now 63-year-old appeared in the 1994 film, which depicts the presidencies of Kenned ...
BEST-SELLING TENNESSEE AUTHOR ACCUSES HUSBAND OF TRYING TO POISON HER
Williamson County authorities are investigating after Sherrilyn Kenyon, a best-selling fantasy author, accused her estranged husband of poisoning her. Kenyon, known for her “Dark Hunter” series, sa ...
DRIVER TRIES TO DESTROY SNOWMAN, GETS SURPRISED BY TREE STUMP
A driver in Kentucky was in for a rude awakening after seemingly trying to run over a snowman – only to hit the tree stump underneath. Cody Lutz built the snowman over the weekend with family in Pe ...
SCHOOLS OFFERED FREE ADMISSION AFTER ATHEISTS WARN AGAINST ARK ENCOUNTER FIELD TRIPS
Noah's Ark, the centerpiece of the Ark Encounter, is being targeted by atheist groups for "religious myths and proselytizing," but its founder, Ken Ham, says the outside groups are "bullying" and "int ...
NASCAR CUTS APPROXIMATELY 50 EMPLOYEES IN ROUND OF LAYOFFS
NASCAR laid off some 50 employees Friday in a belt-tightening move amid a proposed bid to purchase the International Speedway Corporation, which owns and manages racing venues that host NASCAR races, ...
