PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Aug. 6, 2013) – Hospitality industry veteran Phil Campbell has been hired as facility manager of the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, a city-owned $45 million special events center that will open in September. Campbell began his hospitality career in 1981 and has been general manager of the MainStay Suites in Pigeon […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (July 24, 2013) – Pigeon Forge, Tenn., will launch its 24th annual Winterfest celebration Nov. 12 with festivities in Patriot Park that conclude with the illumination of five million Winterfest lights throughout the city and a fireworks display. The lead-up to the evening’s activities will be the city’s third annual Salute to […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (June 19, 2013) – Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers will deliver some of the tightest family harmonies in the music industry before the night sky lights up with July 4 fireworks at Patriot Festival in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Patriot Festival is a free, city-sponsored afternoon and evening of music, kids’ games, […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (May 21, 2013) – Bobby Shultz is employee No. 1 at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, a $45 million special events center on schedule to open this fall. Shultz starts May 30 as the facility’s operations director. Responsibilities include operation and maintenance of the 232,000-square-foot building. The job search drew 17 […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (April 24, 2013) – Pigeon Forge has a rousing way to end the work week on Friday, May 10 – find a spot on the Parkway and give a cheer to hometown superstar Dolly Parton. The occasion is Dolly’s Homecoming Parade, Pigeon Forge’s annual salute to the internationally known entertainer and philanthropist, […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (April 15, 2013) – An event organizer who now has 18 major conferences across the U.S. told Pigeon Forge leaders more than a decade ago that he wished the city had more meeting space. His wish has been granted with the nearly completed LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, and he has booked […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (April 4, 2013) – The Pentecostal Fire Youth Conference, which started in 2003 with attendance of 250 and this year has 6,000 registrants, has committed to five annual meetings at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. The conference, which has been in Louisville, Ky., for the past four years, has a contract […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (March 20, 2013) – The first phase of Pigeon Forge’s 118-acre Wear Farm City Park will open Friday (March 22) with popcorn, hot dogs, old-time games and fireworks. A grand opening celebration will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The park is approximately a half-mile off the Parkway at 623 Wears Valley Road. The […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (March 18, 2013) – Vietnam veterans from across the U.S. will be in Pigeon Forge and Sevier County, Tenn., April 15-17 for a series of events that includes the “Welcome Home from Vietnam Parade” in Pigeon Forge. Adrian Cronauer, the Air Force sergeant who was the inspiration for the 1987 film “Good […]
Smoky Mountains resort destination continues post-recession rebound PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Feb. 22, 2013) – The Great Smoky Mountains resort city of Pigeon Forge set a record in 2012 for gross receipts – $905,878,531. That was a gain of $75 million. Mayor David Wear announced the total at a meeting of the Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association […]