Arts & Entertainment


Dollywood recognized as nation’s top theme park
With Memorial Day just around the corner, families are ready to hit the road to visit the nation’s top attractions.

Hamblen County receives art grants
Multiple organizations in Hamblen County have been awarded grants totaling $209,080 from the Tennessee Arts Commission for Fiscal Year 2027 that begins July 1, 2026 and ends June 30, 2027.…

The Gathering: Michelin-recommended destination to host immersive, chef-driven weekend celebrating food, beverage and Appalachian hospitality
Michelin-recommended destination to host immersive, chef-driven weekend celebrating food, beverage and Appalachian hospitality
Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a starstudded protest festival set for the Washington, D.C., area a month before the midterm elections.

‘CSFTS’ contributing writer Clark to sign books at M-H Library next weekend
Local Christian Author and Contributing Writer to Chicken Soup for the Soul, William Clark, will be signing his new books and his story in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s brand-new book, “Let Dreams and Premonitions Guide You” at the Morristown- Hamblen Library on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the library’s Big Sale.
ABC stations call FCC’s early call for license renewal ‘unconstitutional’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for launching an “unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional” early review of their broadcast licenses as a dispute between the network and the Trump-controlled agency intensifies.

Colors of the World
Art In Industry connects students with local manufacturing

Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the 'Friends' star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

