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Kenny Maples has announced his candidacy for Pigeon Forge City Commission. Maples will be seeking his first term in the May 12, 2015 election. “Ever since obtaining passion for public service from my late father, I’ve had an ambition to follow in his footsteps as a Pigeon Forge Commissioner,” Maples said. “I am fortunate to have been raised in Pigeon ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial election results for the November 4, 2014 State of Tennessee General Election and Pittman Center Municipal Election. Election results are unofficial until the Election Commission meets to certify the vote. These are election results for Sevier County only. UPDATED Ballots Cast in Sevier County: 19,596 – These totals now include ...

The Sevier County Commission made no decision at its meeting Monday on a resolution supporting proposed Amendment 1 to the Tennessee Constitution that would remove privacy rights regarding abortion. In 2000, the state Supreme Court ruled in Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee v. Sundquist that the Tennessee Constitution provides an independent right to privacy and greater protections for reproductive freedom ...

Sevier County voters can avoid the traffic and potential lines at the polls on Election Day, November 4, 2014 by taking advantage of early voting. Registered voters of Sevier County can once again enjoy the convenience of early voting at the Sevier County Election Commission office in Sevierville or the Seymour Branch of the Sevier County Library in Seymour instead ...

Registered voters in three areas of Sevier County will decide this November if they want grocery stores in their community to sell wine. However, some voters may be confused about whether the wine in grocery stores referendum is on their ballot and how the voting process will work, especially for Property Rights Voters. Gov. Bill Haslam signed the wine in ...

Across the country, a tremendous voter registration drive is underway. Find out how you can register to vote or join the voter registration effort. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett and the Sevier County Election Commission are reminding citizens that September is National Voter Registration Month and September 23 is National Voter Registration Day, a great time for eligible citizens ...

Local Democrats are welcoming Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Gordon Ball to their monthly social at Calhouns in Pigeon Forge. Gordon Ball, who is running against Sen. Lamar Alexander in the November 4, 2014 General Election, will join the Sevier County Democrats’ Blue Monday event on September 15 from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. The Sevier County Democrats meet socially the ...

KNOXVILLE – When the votes are counted on Thursday, Tennessee Democrats will have made a choice to take a step forward or take two steps back. The two leading contenders in the United States Senate race are Terry Adams and Gordon Ball. The two couldn’t be more different. Ball, 65, is mostly known for his past support and endorsements of Republicans ...

NASHVILLE – U.S. Senate Candidates Terry Adams and Gordon Ball appeared separately on Nashville’s Inside Politics, hosted by Pat Nolan, which broadcast this weekend. In what appeared to be a meltdown of sorts, Ball made false statements about Terry Adams and several statements that were oddly incongruous. Ball stated that Adams had only registered to vote in 2005 when in fact ...

Early voting starts tomorrow for the Sevier County General Election and State of Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries. Avoid the lines on Election Day by voting early at the Sevier County Election Commission building or the Seymour Branch of the Sevier County Library. Early voting locations and hours: Sevier County Election Commission 1145 Dolly Parton Parkway Sevierville, TN 37862 July ...