The deaths of 28 dogs prompted Midwestern Pet Foods to issue a voluntary recall of certain Sportmix brand pet foods. On December 30, 2020, Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. recalled certain lots of Sportmix dog food and cat food after reports of dog deaths and illness sparked the Missouri Department of Agriculture to test pet food samples, finding very high levels ...

Reports of an active shooter at the Sevierville Walmart that resulted in mass panic among shoppers and response from multiple law enforcement agencies were actually a dispute between customers in which multiple guns were displayed, but no shots fired. The Sevierville Walmart was busy with holiday shoppers Wednesday afternoon and the parking lot nearly full of vehicles when reports of ...

The City of Gatlinburg announced on Tuesday that it canceled its New Year’s Eve celebration due to COVID-19. “Gatlinburg has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration,” said Marci Claude, public relations manager with the Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. “While the city welcomes its visitors to celebrate the holidays in the Great Smoky ...

A reported armed robbery in Sevierville on Friday evening prompted a pursuit by police officers and ended with one suspect dead, two other suspects shot and in custody, and one officer injured. According to the Sevierville Police Department, they received a 911 call at about 8:55 p.m. on December 18, 2020 from a man who reported that two men and ...

A middle Tennessee juvenile allegedly started the fire that destroyed part of a Pigeon Forge outlet mall earlier this month. Officers from the Pigeon Forge Police Department responded to reports of a possible fire inside the Kroger, located at 220 Wears Valley Road, on October 3, 2020. Officers were told that a juvenile male had attempted to light a cardboard ...

Law enforcement arrested four people in connection with vandalism of abortion and campaign signs at two different Sevier County locations this weekend. Officers from the Sevierville Police Department charged four persons with felony vandalism after investigating two incidents of sign vandalism on Sunday, October 25, 2020. SPD Officer Jacob Mattern responded to the Sevier County Election Commission, located at 1145 ...

A woman who hand fed a black bear while visiting a Gatlinburg rental cabin and then posted the video online has been charged by wildlife officers. According the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, its officers worked with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources to serve 21-year-old Kristin Hailee Farris, of Danville, Va., with a charge of Illegal Black Bear Feeding in ...

Sevier County Early Voting opens on Wednesday for the Federal and State of Tennessee General Election and Pittman Center Municipal Election. Early Voting locations in Sevier County open on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 for the November 3, 2020 Election. Sevier County Early Voting October 14, 2020 – October 29, 2020 ​Sevier County Election Commission Office1145 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN ...

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among Sevier County residents are trending upward again, with a surge in deaths reported this month. Over the last 14 days, Sevier County averaged 19.6 new cases reported per day among residents, compared to 14.5 cases during the previous 14-day period. There are currently 212 active cases. Four Sevier County residents died as a result of ...

The Walmart Supercenter in Sevierville announced suddenly on Wednesday that the store would close for an extended cleaning by a third-party contractor as part of the store’s efforts to reduce spread of the coronavirus. “As an essential business and member of the Sevierville community, we understand the role we play in providing our customers with food, medicine and other essential ...