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Decreased COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Prompt Mask Order Extension

Decreased COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Prompt Mask Order Extension

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters extended the mask order for a second time on Friday, citing a reduction in cases and hospitalizations. Waters signed Executive Order 34 on August 29, 2020, with support from city leaders, requiring face coverings be worn by residents, employees and visitors to Sevier County through September 30. Executive Order 34 extends Executive Order 23, which ...

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Sevier County Man Faces Murder Charge in Shooting Death of Wife

Sevier County Man Faces Murder Charge in Shooting Death of Wife

The husband of a woman shot earlier this month has been charged in connection with her death. Officers responded to a 911 call about 8 a.m. on August 2, 2010, from a residence on River Divide Road, reporting that a woman had been shot. Upon arrival they found 73-year-old Sue Ella Gibson suffering from a gunshot would. An ambulance transported ...

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South Carolina Man Charged with Kidnapping Woman in Pigeon Forge

South Carolina Man Charged with Kidnapping Woman in Pigeon Forge

Authorities arrested a man Friday morning after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in Pigeon Forge. Officers from the Sevierville Police Department responded to a 911 call about 10:30 a.m. on August 7, 2020 from a woman who stated that a man got into got into her car uninvited in Pigeon Forge, threatened her with a knife and told her to ...

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Two Charged After Dumping Woman’s Body Near Sevier County Church

Two Charged After Dumping Woman's Body Near Sevier County Church

Two people are in custody in connection with a woman’s body found near a rural Sevier County church on Thursday morning. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, the body found August 6, 2020 has been identified as 32-year-old Marissa R. Sutton of 1010 Indian Gap Circle in Sevierville. Investigators believe Sutton died of a drug overdose, but they are ...

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Sevier County Election Results August 6, 2020

Sevier County Election Results August 6, 2020

The Sevier County Election Commission released the following unofficial election results for the August 6, 2020 State of Tennessee Republican and Democratic Primaries and Sevier County General Election. For statewide election results, click here.   SEVIER COUNTY AUGUST 6, 2020 TN PRIMARY & COUNTY GENERAL STATISTICS TOTAL VOTES % EARLY VOTE ELECTION DAY ABSENTEE PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 25) 25 100 ...

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Investigators: Vehicle Crossed I-40 Median, Crashed into Oncoming Traffic

Investigators: Vehicle Crossed I-40 Median and Crashed into Oncoming Traffic

One person was killed and three people injured in a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 near exit 407 Saturday that closed the highway down for hours. Officers from the Sevierville Police Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash on I-40 East near exit 407 at about 6:40 p.m. on August 1, 2020. According to SPD Crash Reconstruction Officer Phillip West, the ...

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Sevier County Mayor Extends Mask Mandate to Slow Spread of COVID-19

Sevier County Mayor Extends Mask Mandate to Slow Spread of COVID-19

Sevier County residents, employees and visitors are required for a while longer to wear a face covering in public after Mayor Larry Waters extended the mask mandate on Monday. Waters signed Executive Order 29, with support from city leaders, requiring that face coverings be worn in public through August 29 to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. It is an extension ...

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Sevier County Woman Fatally Shot at Her Home, Person Detained

Sevier County Woman Fatally Shot at Her Home, Person Detained

An elderly woman died Sunday morning after being shot at her Sevier County home. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says officers responded to a 911 call at a residence on River Divide Road about 7:58 a.m. on August 3, 2020 and found a 73-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency medical services responded and transported the victim to LeConte ...

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Sevier County Schools Holding Workshop to Finalize Reopening Plans

Sevier County Schools Holding Workshop to Finalize Reopening Plans

The Sevier County Board of Education will hold a specially called workshop and meeting to finalize plans for reopening schools for the 2020-2021 school year. The workshop will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2020, and the meeting will follow at 4:30 p.m. In order to maintain compliance with currently active Executive Orders issued by state and local ...

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Sevier County Early Voting Open, See Sample Ballot

Sevier County Early Voting Open, See Sample Ballot

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 ...

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