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The Street Crimes Unit raided a Sevier County home on Thursday morning where narcotics were allegedly being sold. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, officers executed a search warrant at a home located at 318 McMahan Avenue in Sevierville on Jan. 7, 2016 after an operation in which undercover agents purchased drugs there. Three people living at the home ...

Two people have been arrested for the murder of a Seymour man who went missing in August. The Sevier County Sheriff’ Office announced today that Troy A. Meeker, 43, and 44-year-old Vanessa L. Meeker have been charged with the murder of John Dahlstedt, of Seymour. The Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division began investigating after 63-year-old Dahlstedt went missing in August. The ...

Sugarlands Distilling Company, distillers of craft spirits in East Tennessee, has announced 50 nonprofit organizations to move into the next round of the MoonShare Year of Giving campaign for a chance to win a $5,000 MoonShare Grant. All 50 finalists will have a chance to campaign for support on social media where the voting will be held. The top 12 ...

Sevierville Police are looking for a couple that allegedly hit an elderly man over the head with a baseball bat and robbed him of an envelope full of cash at a Sevier County flea market on Sunday. According to Detective Kevin Bush, just before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, a man and a woman approached a 71-year-old man ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they have arrested the man allegedly responsible for a series of home burglaries in the area, including one last week in which a family’s wrapped Christmas presents were stolen from beneath the tree. Detectives made the arrest after discovering several pieces of stolen jewelry, which belonged to victims of recent home burglaries, ...

Two women working at a spa in Seymour face prostitution charges after an undercover sting by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit conducted an undercover sting operation at Luck’s Spa, 10520 Chapman Hwy. in Seymour, after a tip that the business was being used for prostitution. Officers arrested ...

On Dec. 7, 2015, Lieutenant Gary Kent with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office was honored with an award for East Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office Partner of the Year in recognition for dedicated support to the Governor’s Highway Safety Office and for commitment to saving lives in Sevier County. East Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office Law Enforcement Liaison Steve Dillard ...

As winter weather approaches, Sevierville has a plan. Whenever winter weather forecasts indicate the possibility of a snow or ice event, the Sevierville Public Works Department staff is ready to do their best to keep your City roads clear and useable. To complete this often-arduous task, the City has a winter weather plan in place and ready for activation when ...

The wait is over Sevierville, Arby’s® is coming to town! On Dec. 29th, 2015, residents are invited to come out and celebrate the grand opening of the new Arby’s restaurant in Sevierville. Mayor Bryan Atchley will officiate the ribbon cutting ceremony and the restaurant will open at 10 a.m. To celebrate opening day, every 50th guest will receive their order ...

Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to enhance DUI enforcement from Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, 2015 surrounding the holiday season. The statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of a national mobilization to prevent drunk driving. During the first nine months of this year, Tennessee experienced 4,740 known alcohol-related crashes. ...