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Sevier County 4-H Poster Winners for 2015-2016 have been named, with over 2,230 posters entered in this years poster contest. Winners were named in four award categories. The Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club and the Glenda M Johnson Sevier County 4-H Endowment Fund sponsor the awards. The top nine winners will receive $25. Twenty-fiver dollar winners are: Ava Campbell, Boyds Creek; ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public not to fall for an arrest warrant scam. Officials said they have received numerous reports of an arrest warrant scam from the public in which a subject identifying himself by various names and claiming to be from the warrants or subpoena division calls on the phone and asks for payment. Sometimes, ...

The National Park Service certified park visitation numbers yesterday, showing that Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced the largest number of visitors in its history last year. Great Smoky Mountains National Park had 10,712,674 recreational visitors in 2015, breaking a visitation record set in 1999 and earning the title of #1 Most Visited National Park. The Top Ten Most Visited ...

The Dollywood Company, the premier getaway destination in the Great Smoky Mountains, and Ripken Baseball today announced its collaboration as the official entertainment partner of The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge. Ripken Baseball tournament participants from all over the country will have access to family-fun theme park destinations including Dollywood Theme Park, Dollywood’s Splash Country Water Park, as well as hospitality ...

Tennessee officials are warning the public about potential fire hazards of hoverboards after the devices were found to be the cause of two fires in Nashville recently, including a hoverboard fire that destroyed a luxury home. “Today, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office renew our strong warning to Tennessee consumers about so-called ...

Ole Smoky announced today the local launch of its Ole Smoky whiskey line and the grand opening of its new distillery, The Barrelhouse. The company, which is famous for its Tennessee Moonshines, plans to build off of the success of Davy Crockett’s Tennessee Whiskey by rebranding Davy Crockett Whiskey and renovating their distillery. “The whiskey line is going to be ...

The City of Sevierville Police Department recently recognized several employees for their contributions to the community and department for 2015. Some awards, such as the Employee of the Year, were peer recognition awards, whereas others, such as the Governor’s Highway Safety Office awards, were from an outside agency or organization. Additional information on each award is available upon request. Officer ...

Job seekers can meet employers with current job openings at a Jobs4TN Hiring Event in Sevierville this week. The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development has announced a Jobs4TN Hiring Event sponsored by Rep. Dale Carr, Rep. Andrew Farmer, and Tennessee Drug Testing from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at the River Plantation Conference ...

Pigeon Forge Mayor David Wear and City Manager Earlene Teaster will present the State of the City Address on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. The meeting will also serve as the official kick-off for the 16th Annual Saddle Up event in Pigeon Forge that runs from Feb. 17–21, 2016. Wear & Teaster will speak at the monthly luncheon of the Pigeon Forge ...

Two suspects who robbed and assaulted a man at a Sevier County flea market in December of last year are still at large, and the victim has since died from his injuries. Detectives with the Sevierville Police Department released the following photos and are requesting assistance from the public to identify two persons of interest in the flea market murder ...