Tag Archives: Sevier County

A man who attempted to rob a Marathon Gas Speedway Market in Seymour on Wednesday night has been arrested after the store owner detained him until police could arrive. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery at the Marathon Gas Speedway Market, 626 Maryville Highway, just after 8 p.m. on March 22, 2017. Upon ...

Local authorities have arrested 16 more suspected drug dealers in connection with the March Madness undercover operation in Sevier County. Officers from Sevier County Sheriff’s Office; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms; Homeland Security; US Marshals Service; Tenn. Dept. of Corrections; and the police departments of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg began rounding up the alleged drug dealers on March ...

The statewide amateur singing competition Tennessee Idol is kicking off across the state and proceeds from the events will fund the building of tiny homes for disabled veterans. Brighton Road Entertainment is proud to be the sponsor of the first annual Tennessee Idol, a singing competition that will be held in each of the 95 counties in Tennessee. Winners from each ...

Four suspects in ski masks were caught on a security camera during a home invasion robbery last month and authorities are asking the public for help in identifying them or their vehicle. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, officers were dispatched just before 5 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2017 to a reported home invasion robbery at an apartment located ...

Authorities began rounding up suspected drug dealers this morning in the culmination of a 9-month undercover drug investigation dubbed March Madness. A Sevier County Grand Jury indicted 79 people last week as a result of the March Madness undercover investigation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit and agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Officers from Sevier County Sheriff’s ...

Local governments and the Sevier County Economic Development Council are hosting the Sevier County Job Fair on Tuesday to help match job seekers and local businesses with open positions. The 20th annual Sevier County Job Fair will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the Holiday Inn Convention Center located at 3230 Parkway in Pigeon Forge (Just past traffic light ...

Workers unemployed either due to the wildfire or through no fault of their own may apply for jobs funded through a federal grant to aid in wildfire recovery. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) and Walters State Community College have started to distribute a $5.8 million National Dislocated Worker Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that ...

Red Bank Baptist Church became the fifth in the county to join Hot Meals for Hungry Hearts, a program through Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries. The churches prepare and serve meals to anyone who needs or wants one. Members of Red Bank Baptist Church came together in the fellowship hall for the first event on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, excited ...

Legal Aid of East Tennessee and the Sevier County Bar Association will offer a free legal clinic for wildfire survivors. Clinic hours are 1–5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 in the Conference Center at Greystone Lodge on the River, 559 Parkway in Gatlinburg. The Conference Center is at the rear of the hotel complex. Free parking is available behind ...

Sevier County 4-H Poster Winners for 2016-2017 have been named from over 2,150 4-H posters entered in this years contest. Winners were named in four award categories. Awards are sponsored by the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club and the Glenda M Johnson Sevier County 4-H Endowment Fund. The top eleven winners will receive $25: Kendall Grosser,Boyds Creek; Eliza Sergent, Catlettsburg; Kai ...