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Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters and members of the Sevier County Commission recently thanked the county fire departments and rescue squad for their service and presented them with their annual supplements at the Sevier County Fire Chiefs Association meeting. “The events of November 28, 2016, show how vital fire and rescue departments are to our community,” said Mayor Waters. “This ...

The National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) is seeking witnesses who may have information regarding a recent human-caused fire that caused damage to historical Elkmont cabins. US Park Rangers responded to an initial report of the fire in the Elkmont Historic District at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. The damaged cabins are located in the area ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says someone dumped three dead dogs and one live dog out in the Cove Mountain area of Wears Valley. Pictured is the one dog found alive, which is on stray hold at Pets Without Parents and if unclaimed will be available for adoption. “This baby is at Pets Without Parents and they have named her ...

A woman’s call for help resulted in a confrontation with Sevier Sheriff’s Deputies early Sunday morning in Kodak. According to a release, a woman called 911 to report that her husband was threatening to harm himself. Deputies with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home on Joyce Way in Kodak and when they arrived a confrontation occurred that ...

The City of Gatlinburg and Sevier County will hold a memorial ceremony in observance of the one year anniversary of the Wildfires. The ceremony will honor those who lost their lives, recognize first responders and give thanks for the progress made on the community’s recovery in the year following the disaster. The ceremony will also include an announcement about a ...

Prior to the one-year anniversary of the historic wildfires that struck Great Smoky Mountains National Park and this East Tennessee community, the city of Pigeon Forge reunited, for the first time, first responders from 39 of the 64 fire stations who came to the city’s aid on Nov. 28, 2016. City officials invited more than 300 first responders to a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials hosted a celebration for the bridging of the Foothills Parkway’s ‘Missing Link’ earlier this month. Lane Construction Company of Charlotte, N.C. recently completed a seven-year project to design and build five bridges at a cost of $48.5 million. This marks the first time that vehicles can travel the entire 16-mile section of the Foothills ...

Law enforcement officers set out early Wednesday morning to arrest suspected drug dealers indicted by a Sevier County Grand Jury last week. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, the indictments of 37 alleged drug dealers are the result of an undercover drug operation conducted by the Sevier County Street Crimes Narcotic Unit and nicknamed Fall Harvest. Officers from Sevier ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced temporary, single-lane closures along the southbound lanes of the Spur (US 441), the Gatlinburg Bypass, and Cherokee Orchard Road through Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 for the removal of trees along the roadways. In addition, roadside brushing work will take place during the same time period along the Foothills Parkway East between Cosby and ...

Appalachia Service Project dedicated two newly constructed homes in Gatlinburg to wildfire victims earlier this month. The organization is building new homes as a part of their disaster recovery efforts in Sevier County after wildfires swept through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge in November of 2016. The fire killed 14 people and destroyed over 2,800 ...