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The Volunteer Chevrolet 6th Annual Smoky Mountain Kick-Off Jamboree is Friday, August 15th with competition both on and off the field as Keep Sevier Beautiful challenges fans in the stands to compete in a Litter-Free Challenge. When local high school football teams take the field on Friday night, fans representing each school will be challenged to keep the stands litter-free ...

A one of a kind opportunity to be the first guests to enjoy Dolly Parton’s celebrity suite will be auctioned off at the Evening of Elegance fundraiser this weekend. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort has announced the auction of an incredible vacation package that includes a 3-night stay in Dolly’s Suite Dreams when the resort opens in the summer of 2015. The ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial results for the August 7, 2014 State of Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries and Sevier County General Elections. Results are unofficial until the Election Commission meets to certify the vote. 371 Absentee Ballots are pending and not included in the Total Votes. Listed first are the election results for Sevier County ...

Registered voters in Sevier County will head to the polls Thursday for Election Day. The State of Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries and Sevier County General Elections will be held August 7, 2014 in all precincts in Sevier County. Polls will open at 8:00 a.m. and remain open until 8:00 p.m. 4,215 voters absentee voted or took advantage of the convenience ...

More than seventy items of personal property and vehicles from the City of Sevierville went up for auction today on GovDeals.com. The City of Sevierville is holding an online auction of seized vehicles and other assorted items on GovDeals.com. Interested buyers can view a list of auction items here or by entering the word Sevierville in the website’s search box, ...

There is still time for young drivers to sign up for the Sevierville Police Department’s Collision Avoidance Training (CAT) seminar. The Sevierville Police Department is holding a 12-hour Collision Avoidance Training seminar this month. This CAT seminar is open to licensed drivers aged 16-20 and participants must provide their own vehicle and insurance. The program fee of $60.00 covers course ...

Hundreds of runners will race down the Parkway in Pigeon Forge on Saturday night in the PigeonForge.com Midnight 8K. The Knoxville Track Club is holding the PigeonForge.com Midnight 8K on August 2, 2014, drawing runners and walkers from across the region. While Saturday’s race is open registration for anyone who wishes to participate and pays the entry fee, it is ...

Click here for 2015 Sales Tax Holiday information?   Tennessee Tax Free Weekend is set for August 1-3, 2014 and many of Sevierville, Tennessee’s largest retailers are preparing by offering extended hours and sales to entice even more shoppers to their stores. Sevierville’s Tanger Five Oaks Factory Outlet Center will offer extended hours of 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. on ...

A new Gatlinburg attraction gives tourists and residents the opportunity to interact with friendly, adoptable cats in a relaxed playroom environment. “KAT KINGDOM… Where Cats Rule” recently opened at Covered Bridge in the Glades, part of the Great Smoky Mountains Arts and Crafts Community, with a wildcat-themed playroom adorned with perches, catwalks, cubby holes, shelves, cat beds and cat trees ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park tourism added $734 million to the economies of communities surrounding the park and supported more than ten thousand jobs in 2013. Spending by visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a vital part of our local economy here in Sevier County. Residents, especially those in the hospitality industry, depend heavily upon the influx ...