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A Sevierville man has been arrested on Felony charges after he sought sexual acts with a minor, according to police. Officers from Knoxville Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and its Violence Reduction Team arrested 31-year-old John David Anderson, of Sevierville, just before 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 as a result of an undercover sting. Anderson ...

The annual Paychecks for Patriots job fair will soon be held in four cities across Tennessee, including locally in Knoxville, featuring employers with full time positions available for veterans. Tennessee’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development is hosting Paychecks for Patriots 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Oct. 18, 2016 in the cities of Memphis, Nashville, Clarksville and Knoxville. Dozens ...

There is something exciting happening in East Tennessee for students and young adults with disabilities, their parents, teachers and the professionals who support them! STEP (Support & Training for Exceptional Parents) along with the Tennessee Department of Education, Division of Special Populations will host a special education transition event titled “Planning for Life After High School” on Thursday, Oct. 20, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire management staff plan to burn approximately 420 acres of fields east of Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove. Weather permitting, burn operations will occur between Tuesday, Oct. 4 and Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 Visitors should expect to see firefighters and equipment along Hyatt Lane and the Cades Cove Loop Road near ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency along with multiple partners have developed a new task force to focus on bear management in Sevier County and surrounding communities. This new educational initiative is being referred to as the BearWise Task Force and is sponsored by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The program focuses on informing the public how to live ...

State wildlife officials announced Wednesday that twenty hunters face charges related to baiting black bears on opening day of the hunting season. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, several officers confronted two groups of black bear hunters in the early morning hours on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 after they allegedly turned hounds loose at two baited sites on Chilhowee ...

A fire that began last week on Happy Valley Ridge in the Abrams Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park now covers 120 acres. Since first reporting the Happy Valley Ridge fire, located along the northwest boundary of the park north of the Abrams Creek Campground, on Sept. 15, 2016, park officials say it has grown to 120 acres ...

Local law enforcement began making arrests on Thursday after a Sevier County Grand Jury returned presentments on more than sixty alleged drug dealers resulting from an undercover narcotics investigation. The Sevier County Street Crimes Narcotics Unit, a task force made up of officers from each of the local departments, conducted the 8-month undercover operation dubbed “Déjà Vu.” Officers from Sevier ...

A class focused on Kubaton keychain defense options will be offered for women that have completed the basic Rape Aggression Defense class. The Sevierville Police Department has scheduled a 4-hour R.A.D. Keychain Defense class for women 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Sevierville Civic Center in the City of Sevierville Municipal Complex. The purpose ...

The Sevier County Economic Development Council is coordinating a Manufacturing Job Fair to assist various Sevier County industries in fulfilling their staffing needs. “The manufacturing segment of the Sevier County economy is doing very well,” said Janice Bettis, special projects manager at Sevier County Economic Development Council. “OTICS USA will begin operation at their Kodak plant soon and need twenty-five ...