Manager Earlene Teaster News Today

PIGEON FORGE — Friends and family were recalling former city commissioner and businesswoman Joyce Brackins after she passed away Wednesday.

PIGEON FORGE — The city is still working on plans to repair two bridges that the state has listed in poor condition, including the bridge on Old Mill Avenue.

PIGEON FORGE — Almost 30 years after moving the city complex onto the old site of Pigeon Forge Elementary School, the city commission is looking at the need for renovations

PIGEON FORGE — Fire Chief Tony Watson has returned to duty after serving a three-day, unpaid suspension for driving to the scene of a fire hours after having a mixed drink, in violation of city policy. In an interview with The Mountain Press, Watson acknowledged that he’d had a single, regular-sized margarita at about 7:45 p.m. July 5, while he was at a restaurant with a guest. The day had served as a holiday for Watson, because the Fourth of July fell on a Sunday. Watson said he was ...