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Former Arkansas Governor and current Presidential hopeful, Gov. Mike Huckabee, was in Gatlinburg the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 23, for Fall Jubilee 2015. The Fall Jubilee, now in its 19th year, welcomes more than 6,000 Senior Adults from over 15 states across the country for the annual Gospel conference. This year’s conference featured keynote speaker Gov. Huckabee along with speakers ...

The Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development announced that Sevierville has achieved Tennessee Main Street Certification. Sevierville, Bolivar and McKenzie join the ranks of twenty-eight Tennessee Main Street communities that are certified through the state’s downtown revitalization program and accredited by the National Main Street Center. The Sevierville Commons Association, a non-profit comprised of local community members who believe ...

Sevierville police arrested a man Monday in connection with a burglary at Lee’s Total Healthcare Pharmacy in Sevierville. An investigation by the Sevierville Police Department of an alleged burglary at Lee’s Total Healthcare Pharmacy at 725 Parkway in Sevierville on the morning of Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 determined three male suspects left the business in a black Land Rover. Officer ...

Sevierville Police arrested two people from Knoxville who allegedly attempted to make a purchase at a local Sevier County flea market with counterfeit money. Officers with the Sevierville Police Department responded to a call from a security guard at the Great Smokies Flea Market, 220 West Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak, Tenn. just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the park as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. The park offers a variety of activities that fourth graders and their family can enjoy, including guided discovery hikes, educational programs, and self-guided junior ranger activities. Special events, like the upcoming Mountain Life ...

As wildfires continue to burn across much of the western United States, employees with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry are among those on the front lines of the firefight. A total of 35 employees have been deployed so far this summer to assist in the firefighting efforts. Fourteen are currently working in Utah, Oregon, Washington and Montana, ...

Ripken Baseball recently announced Mike Kremblas, coach of the Knoxville Stars 9u baseball team, as the recipient of the 2015 Ripken Baseball Youth Coach of the Year Award. Together, Ripken Baseball and Baseball America set out on a mission in early July to celebrate youth coaches who represent “The Ripken Way” pillars – character, commitment, community, family, fun, integrity, passion ...

Ripley’s is offering a special discount admission to all eight Ripley’s Tennessee attractions during Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox and Sevier County Days with a portion of the proceeds going to help feed local families in need. Everyone who lives or works in Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox or Sevier County may take advantage of this offer to enjoy any of the ...

Two City of Sevierville Fire Department firefighters recently graduated from paramedic school at Walters State Community College. Firefighters Tony Hardin (left) and Britt Turner (right) successfully completed approximately 1,800 classroom and clinical hours of advanced emergency training to attain their paramedic certification. “I am very proud of the commitment these two firefighters have made, not only to our department, but ...

Citizens can experience what it is like to be a police officer in Sevierville by attending a free Citizens Police Academy. The Sevierville Police Department has announced a Citizens Police Academy will begin this month to provide an opportunity for citizens to learn basic police skills and experience police work in a safe, organized and structured environment. Citizens Police Academy ...