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The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial election results for the State of Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries and Sevier County General Election held August 2, 2018. The results are unofficial until certified by the Sevier County Election Commission. Click to view PDF of Sevier County Election Results – August 2, 2018

Over 500 new units of affordable housing will be built in Sevier County with the help of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. THDA Executive Director Ralph M. Perrey joined Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters, Sevierville Mayor Bryan Atchley and Cindy Cameron Ogle, Gatlinburg City Manager, outside the Sevier County Courthouse on Wednesday, July ...

Sevier County registered voters may cast their ballot in the state primary and Sevier County general election at either of two Early Voting locations opening later this week. The Sevier County Election Commission announced that Early Voting for the August 2, 2018 State of Tennessee Democratic & Republican Primaries and Sevier County General Election will be held July 13-28 at ...

The City of Sevierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen have unanimously passed the FY 2019 budget, which begins July 1, 2018. Numerous public meetings and workshops were held to discuss the budget and included many comments from residents. Much of the discussion concerned the need to address upcoming debt payments pertaining to Tourist Development Zone bonds. These bonds were issued ...

At a meeting Thursday, the Sevier County Budget Committee considered three options to solve the current animal shelter crisis and recommended taking the property of Sevier County Humane Society through condemnation via eminent domain. Pets Without Parents, who is contracted to provide animal sheltering services to Sevier County and the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg for the period ...

Perhaps the most important task that the Sevierville Fire Department performs throughout the year is fire prevention. One aspect of fire prevention is inspection of commercial and public buildings. The department is currently focusing fire prevention efforts on commercial buildings to ensure that all businesses are operating within the fire code for the safety of the public and their respective ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial results for the Democratic and Republican Primaries and Nonpartisan School Board Election held May 1, 2018. These Sevier County Election Results are unofficial until certified by the Sevier County Election Commission. TOTAL VOTES % EARLY ELEC DAY ABSENTEE PROVIS PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 25) 25 100 REGISTERED VOTERS –   TOTAL ...

The City of Sevierville Police Department announces that Chief Joe Manning from Bluffton, S.C. has been named as the new chief of police. He replaces former SPD Chief Don Myers, who retired March 30 after thirty-nine years of service to the city. Chief Manning is a career law enforcement officer who spent twenty-nine years at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office ...

Registered voters in Sevier County will use a new electronic voting system during the County Primary Election. The Sevier County Election Commission replaced their Election Systems & Software (ES&S) brand direct record electronic (DRE) voting systems with the ES&S ExpressVote® Universal Voting System and DS200® precinct-based scanner and tabulator, just in time for the upcoming County Primary Election. The DRE ...

Grant provides local law enforcement with Narcan nasal spray to combat the growing problem of drug overdoses in the community. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ronald L. Seals, calls for service regarding possible drug overdoses have increased for Sevier County Emergency Medical Personnel and Law Enforcement. In an article released by the Police Executive Research Forum, 2016 was labeled as ...