Great Smoky Mountain Council turns 110, plus other good news in Scouting [Video]

The Great Smoky Mountain Council is celebrating 110 years of service in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area with a series of events over the next year.

The council has upheld the core values of Scouting in East Tennessee for more than a century, shaping young men and women into productive citizens. The council has produced numerous leaders, including a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, and continues to impact local communities in business, health, government, education and more.

“While in the last 110 years it seems as if almost everything has changed, some things have not,” the council said in a news release. “The values taught by the Scouts are a constant — values that, taught to young men and women, can …