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🌱 What’s new to try in Pigeon Forge this summer?

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Pigeon Forge! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s new to try in Pigeon Forge this summer?
  • Pigeon Forge resident among latest Sevier County arrests listed for June 10.
  • See which Pigeon Forge students made Walters State’s honor rolls.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
  • Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New attractions bring more visitors to Pigeon Forge for summer season (wate.com) — Pigeon Forge visitors will find several new attractions this summer, including Scooby Doo! Mystery Putt’s expanded 36-hole course and the upcoming Slick City Action Park, billed as the city’s first indoor slide and “waterless” water park. The Titanic Museum is also launching a new dinner show that recreates dining aboard the RMS Titanic, giving locals and tourists fresh reasons to revisit the Parkway.
   

2. Arrests June 12 (themountainpress.com) — A Pigeon Forge woman, Ashley Rose Hyder, was among those listed in Sevier County Jail intake reports, charged June 10 with public intoxication and being held at the time of reporting. The roundup also details recent arrests of residents from Sevierville, Seymour, Kodak, and other nearby communities, with all individuals presumed innocent until proven guilty.
   

3. WSCC announces president's, dean's lists (themountainpress.com) — Several Pigeon Forge students have earned spots on Walters State Community College’s spring president’s and dean’s lists, celebrating strong GPAs and full-time course loads. The article also highlights many honorees from neighboring Sevier County communities, underscoring local academic achievement across the region.
   

4. Cases closed against two teens who fired on state troopers in high-speed chase across central Pa. (pennlive.com) — Teens from Kingsport passed through Pigeon Forge in a stolen truck, briefly breaking into vehicles there for cash before heading north, where they later fired at Pennsylvania state troopers during a high‑speed chase. Two of the teens have now pleaded guilty to attempted homicide and related charges and received lengthy prison sentences, while cases against the other two remain pending.
   

5. Tennessee museum opens Murdaugh exhibit. Monte Lee returns to CofC as assistant baseball coach. (postandcourier.com) — Pigeon Forge’s Alcatraz East Crime Museum has opened a three-year exhibit featuring artifacts from the high-profile Murdaugh case, including damaged building pieces and personal items tied to the crimes and trial. The wider roundup also covers South Carolina sports, college housing plans, a memorial project, and a separate shooting investigation, but only the museum exhibit directly connects to Pigeon Forge.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Pigeon Forge

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