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Great Smoky Mountain National Park officials say a bear was euthanized in connection with the search and recovery of remains of a missing man near Cades Cove. Searchers in Great Smoky Mountain National Park found the body of William Lee Hill, Jr., 30, of Louisville, Tenn. on Tuesday afternoon around 1 p.m., off Rich Mountain Road and approximately two miles ...

The Sevierville Police Department is proud to announce they are offering their Citizens Police Academy this fall. The purpose of the academy is to provide an opportunity for adult residents to learn about basic police work and to get to know the officers protecting and serving our community. The academy will meet 6–9 p.m. on Thursday evenings from September 13 ...

By Phil Bredesen In today’s world, the internet is quickly becoming as vital as telephones, or electric power, or roads, or water and sewer services—a fifth utility. We use it to stay connected and informed, to shop, to communicate with others. It’s an important tool for nearly every business, which puts any place without reliable broadband internet access at a ...

For this year’s Clear the Shelters event, the Sevier County Humane Society is giving area dogs a second chance at life by offering $45 adoption for select dogs on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Adoption fees are normally $125 for dogs and $150 for puppies Fees cover the first set of vaccinations for dogs (2 sets for puppies), spay/neuter services, de-worming, ...

In honor of a fallen U.S. Marine, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency joined American Eagle Foundation for an American bald eagle release at the foundation’s Eagle Hack Tower on Douglas Lake in Jefferson County. While traveling through Waynesboro, Va., TWRA Fisheries Technician Gary Loucks visited Jake’s Bar and Grill and met restaurant owner Rhonda Winfield, who told him about her son Jason (nicknamed Jake), who lost his life while serving his country during the war ...

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

A Sevierville convenience store owner was the victim of an armed robbery early Wednesday morning. Officers from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Jimmy’s Market, 2046 Chapman Highway in Sevierville, just after 6 a.m. on July 25, 2018 for a reported armed robbery. Aftaab Merchant, the owner of Jimmy’s Market, told officers that he parked in his usual ...

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 ...

Sevierville police say a bullet struck a motorist’s vehicle traveling on Winfield Dunn Parkway Monday afternoon. Officers responded to a call just after noon on July 23, 2018 to find a bullet had shattered the rear driver’s side window of a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck while it traveled southbound on Winfield Dunn Parkway in the area of River Lane. ...

Sevierville police are investigating a double shooting outside a Sevierville hotel involving two visitors from Alabama. According to the Sevierville Police Department, officers responded to a 911 call at about 11:41 p.m. on July 20, 2018 from a motorist who reported that a man in the parking lot of the Hampton Inn, 681 Winfield Dunn Parkway, appeared to be having ...