Tag Archives: Sevier County

Tennessee health officials confirmed a second Sevier County COVID-19 case on Saturday. The Saturday, March 21, 2020 COVID-19 update from the Tennessee Department of Health included a second confirmed case of of COVID-19 in Sevier County. A total of 371 cases are now confirmed in the state, with 140 cases confirmed in Davidson County. The agency noted that cases among ...

Local officials asked state health regulators to order closure of bars and limit occupancy for dine-in restaurants in Sevier County. Sevier County and the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Pittman Center issued a joint press release on Thursday asking individuals and local businesses to limit the spread of the coronavirus by following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

While Sevier County Schools are closed due to the Coronavirus, grab-and-go meals will be provided for students at schools and certain bus stops. Sevier County Schools Child Nutrition Program will provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to any child 18 years and younger. The meals will be a grab and go breakfast and lunch and may be picked up ...

Sevier County schools are currently closed and that closure has been extended through March 31. Students will return to school on April 1, 2020. On Wednesday, March 18, school personnel will distribute at home learning packets for students in grades K-4 from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at your child’s school. At home learning packets have been downloaded onto Chromebooks ...

The Tennessee Department of Health announced Monday its first confirmed case of Coronavirus in Sevier County and that the total number of cases is now 52 statewide. According to the update on March 16, 2020, Davidson has the most active COVID-19 cases at 25, followed by 18 in Williamson, 2 in Shelby and one in each of Campbell, Hamilton, Jefferson, ...

A Sevierville man is dead after a woman allegedly driving under the influence hit his vehicle and it burst into flames, trapping him inside. According to Bob Stahlke, spokesperson for the City of Sevierville, a police officer witnessed a vehicle traveling east on Dolly Parton Parkway at a high rate of speed and turned to prepare to make a traffic ...

Sevier County officials issued the following notice that certain court proceedings are impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the Tennessee Supreme Court’s order to suspend most in-person court judicial proceedings through March 31, 2020, https://www.tncourts.gov/, Sevier County court will have the following schedule: Non-jail defendants scheduled to appear in Sevier County Circuit Court the week of Monday, March ...

MEDIC Regional Blood Center and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an “urgent call-to-action” for healthy people to give blood amid coronavirus fears. According to MEDIC Regional Blood Center, six blood drives scheduled for this month have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The blood center supplies blood and blood-related products to 25 hospitals in 22 counties, including ...

The Sevier County Economic Development Council, along with their manufacturing partners, is pleased to host Manufacturing Week running March 9-13, 2020. This week will showcase the outstanding manufacturers located in Sevier County, along with all of the great career opportunities that are available. “Our manufacturing industry in Sevier County is booming. Many of our businesses have expanded both their buildings ...

U.S. Air Force Veteran Blair Walsingham, of Hawkins County, announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, a 74-year-old Clarksville republican who has held the seat since 2009, announced in January that he would not be running for re-election. Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District includes all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, ...