Tag Archives: Kodak

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they have arrested the man allegedly responsible for a series of home burglaries in the area, including one last week in which a family’s wrapped Christmas presents were stolen from beneath the tree. Detectives made the arrest after discovering several pieces of stolen jewelry, which belonged to victims of recent home burglaries, ...

Tennessee State Parks will offer free, guided hikes at all 56 of its parks on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 the day after Thanksgiving. This is the second year for this event, and one in a series of five statewide hikes throughout the year. “The After Thanksgiving Hikes are a perfect way to spend time with family and friends,” said TDEC ...

A multi-agency task force set out early this morning to round up 119 people on drug presentments returned by a recent Sevier County Grand Jury. The drug charges were the result a six-month undercover operation by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Street Crimes Unit, a joint effort consisting of officers from the Sheriff’s Office, and police departments from the cities of ...

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, ...

Sevier County businesses are seeking to fill hundreds of open positions at the Sevier County Job Fair. The Sevier County Job Fair will be held Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, from noon until 6 p.m. at the Tennessee Smokies Baseball Park, 3540 Line Drive in Kodak, Tenn. (I-40 Exit 407). The following businesses are participating in the Sevier County Job Fair: ...

The automobile parts manufacturer OTICS USA, Inc. is looking to fill more than 100 positions at its new Sevier County facility. OTICS USA manufactures engine components for Toyota and currently has a manufacturing facility in Morristown, Tenn. The company announced in November 2014 that it was expanding operations and building a new plant in Kodak, Tenn. to increase production capacity ...

Local Sevier County retailers are preparing for the annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday. The State of Tennessee has scheduled the 2015 Sales Tax Holiday weekend from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7 until Sunday, August 9 at 11:59 p.m., and with Sevier County being a major shopping destination for residents of east Tennessee and vacationers, retail stores are preparing for ...

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters has called a Special Session of the Sevier County Commission at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2015 in room 306w of the Sevier County Courthouse, 125 Court Ave. in historic downtown Sevierville, Tenn. A number of items are on the Sevier County Commission agenda, including: Consideration of a resolution determining the certified tax rate ...

Motorists using I-40 Exit 407 for destinations such as Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains and other local areas should be aware of changes to the traffic pattern as the new Diverging Diamond Interchange opens. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will open the new I-40 Exit 407 Diverging Diamond interchange to traffic on the morning of Tuesday, June 30, ...

The Tennessee Smokies are partnering with the Tennessee Distillers Guild to host the first-ever “Tennessee Spirits at the Smokies Festival” at Smokies Stadium on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Attendees to this four-hour event will be able to sample spirits from over 24 of the best Tennessee distilleries, including Jack Daniel’s and Old Forge Distillery, while there will also be food ...