Despite the rainy weather today, a large group of adults and kids turned out for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Boys and Girls Club facility in Pigeon Forge. The Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains broke ground Dec. 17, 2015 on a new 15,000 square foot building behind the Pigeon Forge Community Center. Double the size of ...

The Sevierville Commons Association will hold a Holiday Open House for realtors and investors on Dec. 9, 2015 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Those interested in touring available properties in downtown Sevierville should meet at Courthouse Donuts, located at 160 Court Avenue in Sevierville, at 11 a.m. for a complimentary sampling of foods from downtown businesses prior to the ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that it is stepping up a search for two members of what it called the “most prolific domestic terrorism cell of the time.” The FBI is offering up to a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Josephine Sunshine Overaker and Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, members of an eco-terrorism cell ...

The Comedy Barn Theater in Pigeon Forge is offering a Sevier County Days admission special that will benefit local families in need. Sevier County residents and workers may enjoy free admission to the spectacularly funny Christmas Show at the The Comedy Barn Theater Dec. 6 – 13, 2015 by bringing a per person donation of an unwrapped toy for “Toys ...

Property owners offering short-term rental of homes, apartments or rooms in Tennessee through online booking websites should collect and remit sales and local lodging taxes, according to Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery. In an opinion issued on Dec. 1, 2015, Slatery concluded that short-term rentals of lodging arranged through websites such as www.airbnb.com and www.vrbo.com are subject to sales tax ...

Deputies arrested the suspect in an armed robbery of the Fastop Market in Seymour after tips from the public helped identify him. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 22-year-old Martel D. Harris, of 618 Keener Road in Seymour, in connection with the armed robbery of the Fastop Market, 10623 Chapman Hwy., on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Harris ...

If you need a winter coat, jacket, scarf, hat or gloves for yourself or someone in your family this season, you may receive one for free at an event this month in Sevierville. Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries will hold its annual free Winter Coat Day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at Treasures From the ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed the Fastop Market in Seymour at gunpoint today. According to Sheriff Ron Seals, his office received a 911 call at about 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 reporting an armed robbery at the Fastop Market, 10623 Chapman Hwy. in Seymour, Tenn. A ...

Area Veterans and those who attend the VA Outpatient Clinic in Sevierville are invited to a Veterans Town Hall at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 at the Sevier County Courthouse. The Executive Leadership Team from Mountain Home VA Medical Center will be there to answer Veteran’s questions and hear their concerns. Veterans and their families are invited to ...

Sevierville detectives say they have arrested the men they believe committed a robbery of the E-Z Stop store earlier this month. Richard Trace Justus, 20, of Sevier County, and 21-year old Dustin Wade Moss of Cosby, Tenn. have been charged with aggravated burglary of the E-Z Stop, 851 Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville on Nov. 13, 2015. A store employee ...