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Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomed 1,370,640 visitors in October 2015, exceeding 2014’s mark of 1,303,640. This year’s visitation makes 2015 the second highest October visitation in the park’s history. Only October 1987 saw more visitors. October is traditionally the second busiest month of the year for the national park, driven by visitors coming to see the park’s fall foliage. ...

The Sevierville Police Department investigates many car break-ins and purse thefts each year. Often these crimes of opportunity could have been prevented by sound security practices. Besides the loss of personal property, victims may also have to contend with costly damages to their vehicle. In some rare instances, purse snatchings and vehicle break-ins have also lead to home burglaries. During ...

The boats are docked. The nets are drawn. 2015 has been another outstanding fishing trip for Sevier County 4-H Members. For the past 14 years, Sevier County 4-H members have set sail on a Fall Fishing excursion that benefits the Sevier County Food Ministries and CROSS Ministry in Seymour. This year’s tuna drive totals netted a donation of over 2,200 ...

Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that it has received a new bullet and stab protective vest for K-9 Dasko, thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The protective vest was sponsored by an anonymous donor and is embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, ...

Consumers may have ground beef in their freezer that is part of a nationwide ground beef recall issued earlier this month due to E. coli contamination. All American Meats, Inc. of Omaha, Neb. recalled 167,427 pounds of ground beef after an in-commerce surveillance program found a sample tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 on Oct. 30, 2015. While the ground ...

A 60-year-old man will run 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail in four days, carrying a 25-pound backpack containing all his survival provisions, to raise money for veterans. Steve Holmes of Millington, Mich. started the Great Smoky Mountains 100-mile Run along the Appalachian Trail today, Nov. 6, 2015, at the Garenflo Gap marker in North Carolina with a goal of ...

UPDATE 4:50 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2015: The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that Adriana has been located in Gatlinburg, Tenn. She is safe and in good health. The family and the juvenile are in the process of being reunited. Authorities are looking for 14-year-old Adriana Jordan Elmore, a missing teen with Asperger Syndrome, who left her Georgia home yesterday ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after he allegedly assaulted his wife and then fled with two children as deputies arrived. Responding to a domestic dispute call at 457 Rolen Road in Sevierville just after 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, an officer had to jump out of the way to avoid being run down by a ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a statewide Tennessee AMBER Alert on behalf of the Knoxville Police Department for 2-year-old Brooklynne Emerie Enix. She is a white female, 3’0 tall, 38 lbs, blue eyes and brown hair. Brooklynne was last seen at her residence in Knoxville yesterday. Brooklynne’s mother was discovered earlier today, deceased in that same residence. Brooklynne may be in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, and the Knoxville Zoo are coming together to offer a free elementary and middle school teacher workshop on expanding your classroom into the schoolyard. All elementary and middle school teachers are welcome to attend the workshop on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the ...