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Sevierville police say two people have been arrested for allegedly committing several residential burglaries and attempted burglaries over the past week. According to the Sevierville Police Department, several burglaries and attempted burglaries were reported during the last week and a vehicle description was developed from home video captured near one of the burglary locations. While officers were at one burglary ...

A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian as he attempted to cross the Parkway in Pigeon Forge on Friday night. The Pigeon Forge Police Department received a call at about 11:10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 reporting that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on the Parkway at the intersection of Jake Thomas Road. Officers arrived and ...

Burn bans are in effect for much of Sevier County to reduce risk of wildfires due to hazardous dry conditions. Lack of rainfall and low humidity prompted burn bans within the city limits of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville this week. Sevier County Emergency Management officials cannot issue a burn ban countywide without a proclamation by state officials, but asked ...

Five men have been fined and banned from hunting or entering any national forest as a result of a bear baiting investigation by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and USDA Forest Service. Monroe County Wildlife Officers and USDA Forest Service Officers from the Cherokee National Forest have closed a bear baiting case. The Forest Service and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ...

Authorities released the names of two people reportedly involved in a murder suicide incident at a rental cabin in Pigeon Forge last week. The Pigeon Forge Police Department says they received a report of shots fired on Conner Drive at about 11:40 p.m. on September 4, 2019 and when officers responded, they found a man dead of a gunshot wound ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the main access roads into Cades Cove and Cataloochee will be closed for several months this winter for road construction projects.      The main access road into Cataloochee, Cove Creek Road, is expected to be closed from November 1 through February 29, 2020 for roadwork while the North Carolina Department of Transportation ...

The U.S. Census Bureau announced this week the launch of address canvassing, the first major field operation of the 2020 Census. Address canvassing improves and refines the Census Bureau’s address list of households nationwide, which is necessary to deliver invitations to respond to the census. The address list plays a vital role in ensuring a complete and accurate count of ...

Biennially, Church of God Home for Children alumni converge on the campus of Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (formerly named Church of God Home for Children) for their reunion. This year was no exception. Alumni who grew up at the children’s home came from California, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee and many other states to celebrate homecoming with their brothers and sisters. ...

A man was shot and killed in a confrontation with deputies in Seymour after allegedly pulling a gun when they attempted to take him into custody on outstanding warrants. At the request of 4th District Attorney General James Dunn, agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continue to investigate the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting in Sevier County. Thursday ...

Crews are still working to clear the Spur (U.S. 441) between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge after heavy rains caused rockslides, fallen trees and a fatal single-vehicle accident. At about 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2019, the northern area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg experienced extremely heavy rainfall causing multiple small rockslides, downed trees, and flash flooding ...