Tag Archives: Sevier County

The Sevierville Police Department says a man was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the street Tuesday night. Witnesses told police that a GMC SUV hit 59-year old Alex Woloch, of Sevierville, as he was crossing the southbound lanes of the Parkway between the two Walmart entrance/exit roads about 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 3, 2017. A 16-year-old was ...

A Sevier County corrections officer, an inmate and the inmate’s mother have been arrested for allegedly taking part in a smuggling scheme to get narcotics to an inmate inside the jail. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals says that deputies were acting on a tip that narcotics were going to be smuggled to an inmate inside the Sevier County Jail annex ...

The wildfires destroyed homes, personal belongings and businesses. But they also burned people’s vehicles, making it difficult for them to get to their jobs. A local man saw a need and spearheaded an effort to give donated vehicles to wildfire victims. Michael Reifsnider is an electrician by trade, but a compassionate person at all times. He saw the loss of ...

Thanks to the generosity of Food City, their customers, associates and more, the company presented checks to the Dollywood Foundation My People Fund and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Gatlinburg Relief Fund totaling $750,000 to aid fire recovery. “Our company has been privileged to operate in the Sevier County/Gatlinburg area for more than thirty years and we certainly want ...

Target partnered with Sevier County Law Enforcement Agencies to provide dozens of deserving children with a Christmas Shop With a Cop experience they will likely never forget. The Target store located at 5405 Washington Pike in Knoxville recently reached out to the Sevierville Police Department, asking what they could do to help Sevier County children who have been affected by ...

Sevierville police are searching for a man who fled the scene of an auto accident Tuesday, leaving behind loaded guns and drugs in the crashed car. A motorist notified police of a single vehicle accident on Old Knoxville Highway at the intersection with Franklin Drive at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, reporting that he saw a man ...

Sevier County businesses and their employees impacted by the recent wildfires can begin applying for grants from the Gatlinburg Relief Fund on Tuesday. The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Foundation first announced it was establishing the fund Dec. 1, just days after wildfires burned through the area, to directly benefit families impacted by the wildfires. SmartBank is managing the fund and ...

The Smoky Mountain Opry Theater in Pigeon Forge is getting ready for a big toy distribution for all Sevier County children affected by the recent devastating wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountain area. Toys will be provided for every child, and each family will receive a food/snack box. Special guests will be Santa and his elves. The Fee/Hedrick theaters are ...

Four inmates escaped from the Jefferson County Work House early this morning and two are suspects in an attempted armed robbery of a convenience store in Sevierville. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, four inmates identified as 22-year-old Jimmy Dave Lee Moore, Richard Coty Lorenz, 26, Adam Quinn Lethco, 24, and Matthew Robert Porter, 27, assaulted deputies and escaped ...

UT Extension Family Economics Specialists will be available to assist individuals/families in replacing important documents. Individuals will be helped in completing necessary applications for such documents as: Birth Certificates Military Discharge Papers Citizen & Naturalization Papers Income Tax Records Marriage/Death/Divorce Certificates Military Records This FREE service will be offered at Pigeon Forge Library on two dates: Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 ...