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A Sevierville man visiting Washington, D.C. and looking for the White House now faces felony gun possession charges. 59-year-old Steve Randall Oney, of Sevierville, was arrested near the U.S. Capitol in the yearly morning hours Tuesday after asking police where the White House was located and admitting to having firearms in his vehicle. According to an affidavit by U.S. Capitol ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday the appointment of an officer who will focus on the rising number of domestic violence cases in the county. Officer Jennifer Naillon has been named the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Officer, whose duty it will be to assist victims of domestic violence. According to Sheriff Ron Seals, the department performed ...

Businesses participating in the annual Pigeon Forge Celebrate Freedom event are honoring the sacrifices made by America’s heroes all month long in August by offering discounts for military personnel, veterans, police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders. Celebrate Freedom runs August 1-31, 2015. The Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism organized the month-long program. Both locals and visitors to the area ...

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs is warning Tennessee consumers to be wary of mystery shopping scams. Sometimes retailers hire consumers to secretly evaluate their stores’ customer service – a practice commonly known as “mystery shopping” or “secret shopping.” But unscrupulous mystery shopping scams can leave consumers holding the bag. In Tennessee, the Division ...

Less than a year after re-election, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary R. Wade announced Friday he will retire later this year. The retirement of Justice Wade in September will leave a seat open on the Supreme Court that places the balance of power in the hands of Gov. Bill Haslam. Following fifteen years in private practice, Wade sat on the ...

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 ...

State and local officials were on hand this week to celebrate the completion of a building that will soon house Sevier County’s new recycling hub. The facility was made possible through a $300,000 Recycling Hub and Spoke Grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, which are awarded for the development and expansion of regional facilities to collect, transport ...

Local Sevier County retailers are preparing for the annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday. The State of Tennessee has scheduled the 2015 Sales Tax Holiday weekend from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7 until Sunday, August 9 at 11:59 p.m., and with Sevier County being a major shopping destination for residents of east Tennessee and vacationers, retail stores are preparing for ...

The City of Sevierville advises motorists to consider alternate routes when the city temporarily closes sections of area streets this month to facilitate two events. Bruce Street in downtown Sevierville, from the Parkway to Gary Wade Blvd. will be closed from approximately 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, 2015 to accommodate the production of the “Rootin’ 4 ...