The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying two female subjects in connection with a stolen credit card case. On July 20, 2015, the two females allegedly went into several convenience stores in Sevier County and bought merchandise with the stolen credit cards. Security cameras captured images of the women and their silver or gray compact ...

Visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is up eight percent through the first six months of 2015. Between January and June over 4.3 million visitors have enjoyed the nation’s most visited national park. In May 2015 alone over 1 million visitors entered the park, the most ever for May since the National Park Service began tracking monthly visitation in ...

Great Smoky Mountains Park officials announce the completion of two unique summer programs engaging selected high school students and teachers as park rangers. The Teachers in Parks and the High School Student Intern programs are six-week paid work experiences where participants learn about the resources of the park through on-site training exercises that enable them to perform ranger duties. Participants ...

Even when enjoying the great outdoors in Tennessee, RV owners and people camping should be wary of the dangers that can arise from carbon monoxide in and around tents and RVs. Often called “the silent killer,” carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless gas created when fuels (such as kerosene, gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn ...

Old Forge Distillery’s 1830 Original Miller’s Blend and Coffee Flavored Moonshine were recently awarded Platinum Medals at the 2015 SIP Awards. A 100-member judging panel at the 2015 SIP Awards, the world’s largest consumer tasting competition, awarded 1830 Original Miller’s Blend a Platinum medal in the “Unaged Whiskey/Moonshine” category and 1830 Original Coffee a Platinum medal in the “Flavored/Infused Whiskey” ...

Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort™, the new 300-room hotel centerpiece of Dollywood scheduled to open later this month, is introducing a new membership program to offer exclusive benefits and privileges at the resort, as well as savings certificates for Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country. Founders Club Premier memberships will be sold at an introductory price of $129 per year and include a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont are hosting an event on Friday, July 17, 2015 in Cades Cove to mark the return of a 14 year-old Smokies monarch butterfly tag recovered on a forest floor in Mexico. Park and Tremont staff will be joined by Outdoor Educator, Wanda DeWaard, to receive the tag from ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the temporary closure of three trail sections in the lower Forney Creek Trail area for a trail rehabilitation project that will include work on the Lakeshore, White Oak Branch, and Forney Creek trails. Mechanized equipment will be used to significantly improve the condition and sustainability of these trails. The project will include re-establishing ...

Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) announced he would send staff to hold office hours in Sevierville from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department. Roe’s staff will be available to assist First Congressional District constituents on matters such as: Senior Citizens: Social Security and disability Students: financial aid, entrance to U.S. ...

The City of Sevierville Fire Department has scheduled a Child Car Safety Seat Inspection from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Fire Station 2, 423 Collier Drive in Sevierville. Sevierville Fire Department firefighters will also be available to provide fire safety tips, demonstrate proper use of fire extinguishers and installation of smoke alarms. Nationally, over ...