Blake Shelton and Ryman Hospitality Properties announced plans to open a new Ole Red venue in Gatlinburg, Tenn. With a planned opening in spring 2019, Ole Red Gatlinburg will be a $9 million, multi-level, 16,000-square-foot entertainment venue with a two-story bar and restaurant, retail area, performance space, dance floor and exterior terrace. “Gatlinburg is one…… MORE
After Dolly Parton set up a telethon—Smoky Mountains Rise—to help those affected by the wildfires that devastated her hometown in East Tennessee, Zac Brown Band is stepping up to the plate by headlining the Mountain Tough Benefit set for Saturday, Dec. 17, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The day-long outdoor festival, presented by Ole Smoky Moonshine, Yee…… MORE
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While there has been no structural damage to Dollywood as of today (9 a.m., Nov. 29), wildfires in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., are so severe that officials at the park have evacuated guests in the 19 Dollywood Cabins and 50 occupied rooms of its DreamMore Resort. More than a dozen fires are burning in and around…… MORE
Kelly Monaco is 49. Soap opera star who won the first “Dancing with the Stars”. Jewel is 51. Biggest hits: “You Were Meant for Me”, “Foolish Games”, and “Who Will Save Your Soul”. Ken Jennings is 51. “Jeopardy!” host who once won 74 straight episodes for more than $2.5 million. Melissa McBride is 60. Carol…
Riley Green just posted a picture with a clean face, and the caption “Never let ’em know your next move.” And ladies everywhere are not okay with it. Riley Green with no signature mustache is like Jelly Roll without face tats . . . or Alan Jackson without a cowboy hat . . . Here…