Police say a man and a woman were found dead in a hot tub at their Gatlinburg rental cabin on Saturday. According to Gatlinburg Police Chief Randall Brackins, officers responded to 820 Resort Way, a rental cabin in the Gatlinburg Falls Resort, just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 where they found a man and woman deceased in ...

An undercover sting has resulted in prostitution charges for two women performing massage services from their homes who offered sex for money to undercover police. As part of an investigation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, an undercover agent made an appointment on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 for a massage with 37-year-old Talia Smith at her home, located on ...

Local officials and education administrators met on Tuesday to announce a new partnership to increase access to higher education opportunities in Sevier County. The Sevier County School System, Walters State Community College, East Tennessee State University and Tennessee College of Applied Technology have joined together in the Sevier County Partners in Progress Education Program to help citizens earn associate degrees ...

Federal transportation officials arrived Tuesday at the site of a helicopter crash in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. and say it may take a year to complete their investigation. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board joined local police at a location off Rainbow Road where a sightseeing helicopter crashed just before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 4, ...

Eight confirmed cases of rabies in the state, including five in pets, have prompted the Tennessee Department of Health to remind residents about the importance of rabies vaccination. Rabies is a virus transmitted through bite or other contact with saliva of an infected animal. It is nearly always fatal, but illness may be prevented in humans if treated before symptoms ...

The Sevier County Humane Society is preparing for a big yard sale event at the Sevier County Fairgrounds this weekend by collecting donations and renting yard sale booth space to sellers. The shelter’s 8th Annual Yard Sale will be held 8 a.m.–2 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 indoors in the Exhibit Hall at the Sevier County Fairgrounds, 754 Old ...

Discount grocer ALDI has planned a hiring event this month to staff its new Sevierville store. ALDI is holding a hiring event 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on April 18, 2016 at the Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Boulevard. The company will be looking to fill a variety of full-time positions at its new Sevierville store on Winfield Dunn Parkway, as ...

Pigeon Forge businesses are invited to take advantage of free customer service seminars. The annual Guest Excellence workshop, hosted by the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, will be held April 6–7, 2016 at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center and feature customer service seminars by Rita Suiter, owner of FiveStar Customer Service Strategies. Suiter will speak on two topics beneficial ...

Park rangers say a man suffered a medical emergency Wednesday in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and was evacuated by helicopter. According to Dana Soehn, spokesperson for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the park’s Emergency Communication Center received a call at 2:14 p.m. on March 30, 2016 from a hiker who said his hiking partner, 66-year-old ...

Kids and adults alike can jump for joy, bounce, flip and a number of other activities at the new TopJump attraction in Pigeon Forge. The first of its kind in Sevier County, the 34,000 square foot TopJump Trampoline Park has all the traditional trampoline park activities such as dodge ball, basketball, ninja course, gladiator pit and an airbag. It also ...