Nearly 50 years after starting at a small Tennessee theme park, 6 longtime employees reflect on how Dollywood became more ...

Rodney Pearson played bass fiddle in a bluegrass band with a group of other 15-year-olds when he took a summer job at an amusement park in Sevier County. The year was 1976. Nearly 50 years later ...

Dollywood's Flower & Food Festival kicked off this weekend, celebrating spring in the Smoky Mountains at the popular theme park. The festival continues through June 18 with ...

"He'd come up to East Tennessee to see some of my family and people that he loved of my people. And so, he'd just think, 'Well, I think I'll go to Dollywood, check things out,'" Parton said.

May 17 in Sevierville. Finalists will be notified around April 21. Prizes for top vocalists include guitars signed by Dolly Parton, a recording session in Nashville, Dollywood passes and cash prizes.