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Sevier County Early Voting for the August 6, 2020 election opened Friday in Sevierville. Early voting for the August 6, 2020 State of Tennessee Republican and Democratic Primaries and Sevier County General Election will be held at the Voting Machine Warehouse in Sevierville and the Seymour Masonic Lodge in Seymour.   Sevier County Early Voting Schedule Voting Machine Warehouse1145 Dolly ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is pleased to announce that Steve Spanyer was chosen as the 2019 Employee of the Year. Recognition of the Employee of the Year has been a tradition in the Smokies since 1984. Although the format of this recognition has changed over time, the park is pleased to continue to acknowledge one employee each year who’s ...

State legislators approved two Sales Tax Holiday weekends for 2020, one for clothing, computers and school supplies, and another weekend for restaurant sales. The Tennessee General Assembly has approved two sales tax holiday weekends to help Tennesseans save money and support the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The first tax-free holiday weekend focuses on clothing and other back-to-school items. It ...

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters signed an executive order Tuesday mandating that residents, employees and visitors wear a face covering in public. At a press conference in downtown Sevierville, next to the famous Dolly Parton statue adorned with her own mask, local officials joined Mayor Waters as he announced he was issuing a countywide order requiring the use of face ...

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters is considering whether to require the wearing of a mask or face covering due to a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. On Friday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 54 to grant county mayors in 89 counties the authority to issue local mask requirements in the event of a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. ...

Local law enforcement vow to enforce litter laws in an effort to reduce the amount of trash accumulating on Sevier County roadways. Due to an increase of litter, trash, and cigarette butts in our area, the Sevierville Police Department and Sevier County Sheriff’s Office are partnering with Keep Sevier Beautiful in an effort to keep our roadways clean. Effective immediately, ...

Park officials say a man drowned in the Oconaluftee River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park while trying to rescue a younger family member. Park Rangers responded to a drowning in progress call just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2020 behind the Mountain Farm Museum in Cherokee, N.C. Witnesses said that 32-year-old Bulmaro Morales, of Dudley, N.C., heroically ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person or persons who shot and attempted to behead a farmer’s bison over the weekend. On Monday morning, Sevier deputies responded to a call from Edward Ingle on Dinkins Road in Seymour reporting that someone shot one of his bison and tried to cut it’s head off. Ingle told deputies that ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a medical emergency involving a bicyclist on the Foothills Parkway who suffered a cardiac arrest. According to a release, park rangers responded to a medical emergency involving a bicyclist on the Foothills Parkway at 11:16 a.m. on Sunday, May 17, 2020. The bicyclist identified as 59-year-old Michael Barker, of Seymour, was riding ...

Park officials were joined by Second Lady Karen Pence and Deputy Secretary of the Interior Katherine MacGregor at Clingmans Dome to talk about the mental health benefits of being outdoors and announced the next phase in the park’s plan to restore public access to more roads and picnic areas.  Mrs. Pence is the Lead Ambassador for PREVENTS, an interagency task ...