Gatlinburg Police Chief Randall Brackins says a woman found dead at a Gatlinburg resort over the weekend died from a self-inflicted injury. A joint investigation by the Gatlinburg Police Department and agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found that 40-year-old Stacey Renee (McAllister) Venable of Scottsboro, Ala. died of a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest. Venable was found ...
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Gatlinburg Police, TBI Investigating Woman Found Dead at MountainLoft Resort
Gatlinburg Police and agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating a woman found dead at a local resort on Sunday. According to Chief Randall Brackins, the Gatlinburg Police Department received a call at about 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2017, from a man reporting that he could not locate his wife. Officers responded to assist in the ...
Read More »Fugitive Drove Missing Kidnap Victim’s Pickup to Gatlinburg, Sevierville
UPDATE JULY 31, 2017 North Carolina’s Henderson County Sheriff’s Office announced late Sunday, July 30, 2017 that searchers found the remains of Thomas Bryson in a corn field off Glenn Bridge Road in Arden, N.C. (Buncombe County). The cause of death was not yet determined but Henderson County Sheriff Charlie McDonald said Stroupe will likely face a murder charge in ...
Read More »3-Year-Old Girl Drowns at Douglas Lake Swimming Area
Authorities confirmed that a child died in a drowning accident at Douglas Lake on Saturday. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said that a 911 call was received at about 6:15 p.m. on July 29, 2017, reporting that a child was missing at the TVA swimming area near Douglas Dam. The 3-year-old girl from Alabama was visiting the lake with her ...
Read More »Tennessee Joins Other States in Banning Fireball Ride after Fatal Accident in Ohio
In response to a fatal accident at the Ohio State Fair involving a ride named Fireball, Tennessee officials today banned such rides from operating in the state. Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips issued an order prohibiting all Fireball amusement devices manufactured by KMG International BV from operating within the state. This is the device involved ...
Read More »Get Ready to Shop as Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday Begins Friday
If you are looking for a new computer, clothing, art or school supplies, save the tax on your purchase during Tennessee’s Sales Tax Holiday this weekend. The Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 28 and ends Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Shoppers may purchase qualifying items in person from local retailers or by mail, ...
Read More »Gatlinburg Couple Charged with Murder in Toddler’s Death
The parents of a toddler found dead inside a vehicle at a Gatlinburg home earlier this month now face felony murder, child abuse and child neglect charges. A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Gatlinburg Police Department has resulted in the indictment of 26-year-old Anthony D. Phillips and 24-year-old Jade E. Phillips in ...
Read More »Canning Defect Prompts Bush’s Best Baked Beans Recall
A nationwide baked beans recall has been issued for three varieties of Bush’s Best Baked Beans because a canning defect could allow harmful bacterial growth. Bush Brothers & Company is voluntarily recalling certain 28 ounce cans of Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans, Country Style Baked Beans and Original Baked Beans because cans may have defective side seams. These side seam ...
Read More »Event to Benefit Downtown Sevierville’s New Arts in Common Gallery
The Sevierville Commons Arts Council is holding its inaugural fundraiser Blast Off! for the Arts in Common Gallery on Friday. Blast Off! is a ticketed event to be held 5:30 p.m. on July 28, 2017 at the new Arts in Common Gallery located at 129 Bruce Street in Sevierville. Bruce Street will be closed to traffic during the event. The ...
Read More »THP: Alcohol Involved in Multi-Vehicle Accident that Killed Motorcyclist
The driver of a pickup had allegedly been drinking when he crossed the yellow line on Asheville Highway in Sevier County late Wednesday night and triggered a multi-vehicle accident that left a motorcyclist dead. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a Dodge pickup driven by 27-year-old Justin Burdette, of Knoxville, was traveling eastbound on Asheville Highway near the intersection of King ...
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