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Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries once again has coordinated a countywide survey of homelessness. The Point in Time survey is scheduled throughout the country during January each year. It was done in East Tennessee on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The idea is to get as accurate a number as possible of homeless people in the United States. Federal officials choose January ...

Tennessee Department Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd and Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett announced today that the departments’ annual Governor’s Conferences will be held in Gatlinburg in October 2017. “Team Tennessee means nothing if we aren’t there to help one another in times of need. Because of the tremendous loss experienced by the Gatlinburg community late ...

LeConte Distribution Center and Warehouse located behind LeConte Medical Center (742 Middle Creek Road) will serve all Sevier County residents in need of clothing and supplies on Jan. 26-27 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Anyone with valid proof of a Sevier County residence may pick up clothes, water, coats, and baby supplies. The warehouse volunteers will process as many ...

Recent legislation that increases financial penalties on those convicted of illegally killing big game has been enforced in a case involving an illegally killed trophy buck in Jefferson County. Around 8:20 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning in 2016, Clarence Robertson, age 63, from New Market, shot an eleven-point buck from his driveway and across Piedmont Road in a neighboring hayfield where ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking the public’s input on a draft corridor management plan for Newfound Gap Road. The development of the plan is required for park officials to seek designation for the road as a National Scenic Byway which opens up opportunities to the park and gateway communities to compete for special grants that enhance the travel ...

This has been a painful season for many of us following the devastating wildfires. We have had many people calling us at our office asking for advice on rebuilding, what to do and what the options are for people who have lost their cabins, their homes, and for some people their businesses. We’ve also had questions from people looking to ...

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced Wednesday that the department has received a $5,824,000 grant from the United States Department of Labor to assist in recovery efforts following the wildfire in Sevier County last November. The U.S. Department of Labor approved a National Dislocated Worker Grant, with $2 million released initially, to create disaster relief ...

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency is expanding the Appalachian Renovation Loan Program to Sevier County to help homeowners affected by deadly wildfires with home repairs. Eligible homeowners will be able to apply for a grant or loan up to $25,000 to help cover the cost of home repairs. “After seeing the devastation caused by the fires in Sevier County, THDA ...

An event will be held Tuesday to kickoff 2017 for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Sevier County. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at 6 p.m. the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Sevier County will launch their 2017 fundraising efforts with an event at the Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Blvd. in Sevierville. The kickoff ...

Disaster unemployment assistance benefits are available for workers in Sevier County who are unemployed as a direct result of the wildfires on Nov. 28, 2016, but applicants must file before the deadline on Monday. Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development administers the disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) program on behalf of the federal government. The agency will process all DUA ...