Ripley’s Tennessee Attractions is running a $5 admission special at all of its local attractions just in time to boost donations to Sevier County Food Ministries before the 2016 holiday season. Everyone who lives or works in Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Blount or Sevier County may take advantage of offer and visit any of the Ripley’s Tennessee attractions for just $5 ...

250 cats will compete in the largest cat show in the southeast region this weekend in Pigeon Forge. The Volunteer Cat Club cat show will be held Oct. 28–30, 2016 at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center, 4010 Parkway in Pigeon Forge. The show is open to the public 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. ...

Election officials have announced the following 2016 election information for voters in Sevier County. The Sevier County Election Commission will open and hold the State of Tennessee General Election & Town of Pittman Center Municipal Election in Sevier County on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. All registered voters have the option to vote early, between Oct. 19 –Nov. 3 at the ...

A Sevierville man has been arrested on Felony charges after he sought sexual acts with a minor, according to police. Officers from Knoxville Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and its Violence Reduction Team arrested 31-year-old John David Anderson, of Sevierville, just before 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 as a result of an undercover sting. Anderson ...

The annual Paychecks for Patriots job fair will soon be held in four cities across Tennessee, including locally in Knoxville, featuring employers with full time positions available for veterans. Tennessee’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development is hosting Paychecks for Patriots 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Oct. 18, 2016 in the cities of Memphis, Nashville, Clarksville and Knoxville. Dozens ...

You may have already seen them rolling low and slow down the Gatlinburg Parkway. Slammed cars, customized cars that are low to the ground, are in town for a new car show called the Slammedenuff Gatlinburg. According to show owner Charlan Buenaventura, Slammedenuff is an automotive lifestyle company he began after people frequently asked him if his car was “Slammedenuff,” ...

State wildlife officials announced Wednesday that twenty hunters face charges related to baiting black bears on opening day of the hunting season. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, several officers confronted two groups of black bear hunters in the early morning hours on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 after they allegedly turned hounds loose at two baited sites on Chilhowee ...

Local law enforcement began making arrests on Thursday after a Sevier County Grand Jury returned presentments on more than sixty alleged drug dealers resulting from an undercover narcotics investigation. The Sevier County Street Crimes Narcotics Unit, a task force made up of officers from each of the local departments, conducted the 8-month undercover operation dubbed “Déjà Vu.” Officers from Sevier ...

A class focused on Kubaton keychain defense options will be offered for women that have completed the basic Rape Aggression Defense class. The Sevierville Police Department has scheduled a 4-hour R.A.D. Keychain Defense class for women 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Sevierville Civic Center in the City of Sevierville Municipal Complex. The purpose ...

The Sevier County Economic Development Council is coordinating a Manufacturing Job Fair to assist various Sevier County industries in fulfilling their staffing needs. “The manufacturing segment of the Sevier County economy is doing very well,” said Janice Bettis, special projects manager at Sevier County Economic Development Council. “OTICS USA will begin operation at their Kodak plant soon and need twenty-five ...