People started lining up before dawn on Wednesday for the grand opening of the new ALDI store. Grocery retailer ALDI opened its first store in Sevierville on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 with a ribbon cutting and golden ticket giveaway. Hundreds of people stood in line for hours — the first 100 receiving a golden ticket containing an ALDI gift certificate ...

A family trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has resulted in tragedy after a woman died as a result of a fall from a rock wall at the Newfound Gap parking lot. According to park spokesperson Dana Soehn, Swain County 911 notified Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers of a medical emergency at the Newfound Gap parking lot ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation placed Mitchell Oakes on its Top 10 Most Wanted List for allegedly planting a bomb in a vehicle outside a Franklin, Tenn. nursing home on Saturday. Franklin Police responded to a call at 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2016 at the NHC Place, Cool Springs assisted living facility after an employee reported a suspicious device ...

An armed robbery suspect is still on the loose after holding up a Walgreens in Pigeon Forge on Saturday afternoon. The Pigeon Forge Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man involved in the armed robbery of the Walgreens located at 3071 Parkway in Pigeon Forge at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. The man, ...

Detectives with the Sevierville Police Department charged three students on Friday in connection with a reported rape of another student at Sevier County High School earlier this week. The department said the alleged rape of a male juvenile student by three male classmates occurred Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 on the school campus, but did not disclose where on campus that ...

Authorities say they are investigating a reported rape of a male student by three male classmates at a local high school in Sevier County. Sevier County School System staff were notified Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 of an alleged rape of a male juvenile student that reportedly occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 on the campus of Sevier County High School ...

Reserve your booth space today for the Sevierville Yard Sale and turn all that clutter in your garage and closets into cash. With the fall sale scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, vendor booth spaces just went on sale for the next Sevierville Yard Sale. Many vendors charge $20 per space and use the event as a fundraiser for their ...

A tree fell upon a vehicle traveling the Spur on Thursday night, killing the driver. According to Dana Soehn, spokesperson for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rangers responded to a report of a single-car motor vehicle collision on the southbound Spur (US-441/US-321) at approximately 11:23 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. A tree along the roadside appeared to have ...

Local officials, business community and public turned out Tuesday to officially welcome the Billy Goat Tavern to Pigeon Forge. Owners Thomas and Sandye Horne held a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, to launch their new casual dining restaurant, the Billy Goat Tavern, and treated those who attended to a sampling of select menu items and beverages. ...

An inmate from the Sevier County Jail who fled a work detail Tuesday morning spent an hour on the loose before officers recaptured him. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, 43-year-old Ronnie L. Helton was mowing on a work detail Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 along Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville when at 9:06 a.m. he jumped off a mower ...