The busy intersection of Ernest McMahan Road and SR 416 in Sevierville will soon have a new traffic signal. According to the Sevierville Public Works Department, the traffic signal at the intersection of Ernest McMahan Road and SR 416 (Old Newport Hwy. / Pittman Center Road) will be operational soon. Weather and other conditions permitting, the traffic signal will begin ...

A man drowned at a Douglas Lake campground swimming area on Monday afternoon. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible drowning call at the Douglas Dam Headwater Campground swimming area about 4:40 p.m. on June 15, 2015. A witness at the scene told Sheriff’s Officers that the victim was swimming in the campground’s designated swimming area, swam to ...

Women and girls can learn real world self-defense techniques at a free Rape Aggression Defense RAD Class offered by the Sevierville Police Department. The Sevierville Police Department has scheduled a 12-hour Rape Aggression Defense RAD Class for women and girls age 11 and older that will teach realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The purpose of the class is ...

The public is invited to come out and enjoy an authentic crawfish boil with all the fixings, which will benefit Relay for Life. The Relay for Life Team of Norma Dan Monkee’s 8th Annual Crawfish Boil will be held Saturday, June 13, 2015 in front of the Norma Dan Motel in Pigeon Forge. Admission is free. Starting at 11 a.m., ...

Citizens have the opportunity to become certified in CPR and AED while also learning fire safety tips from the Sevierville Fire Department. The Sevierville Fire Department is offering a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training course for citizens. They will also give some great fire safety tips at the event. The classroom-based CPR and AED course will ...

The City of Sevierville participated in a huge conference last month to attract retail businesses to the area. A recruitment team from the City of Sevierville recently went to the International Council of Shopping Center‘s RECon Conference in Las Vegas, a global convention for the shopping center industry which provides networking, deal making and educational opportunities for retail real estate ...

Park officials announced today that a body, believed to be that of a missing hiker, has been found in the park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers have discovered a body matching the description of missing hiker Jenny Bennett in the Lester Prong area of Greenbrier, above campsite 31 on Monday, June 8, 2015. According to a post on the ...

A ceremony was held this week to swear in members of the Gatlinburg City Commission. Mike Helton, Mike Werner and Jerry Hays, city commissioners re-elected in the Gatlinburg Municipal Election held in May, were sworn in June 1, 2015 in a ceremony at City Hall. Judge Jerry McCarter performed the ceremony, which was witnessed by fellow Gatlinburg city commissioners and ...

Cat owners should not feed their cat certain varieties of Rachael Ray Nutrish wet cat food because elevated levels of vitamin D found in the product have caused serious illness, prompting the manufacturer to issue a cat food recall. Ainsworth Pet Nutrition of Meadville, Penn. is recalling five varieties of Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® wet cat food due to potentially elevated ...

Sevierville Police Department detectives are searching for three men suspected of fraudulently cashing numerous company payroll checks over the past week. The three men, whose faces were captured by bank security equipment, have allegedly forged payroll checks at several Sevier County Bank locations in Sevierville and the surrounding area. The payroll checks were reportedly stolen from Ingle Trucking Company. According ...