Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are looking into circumstances surrounding the death of an inmate held in the Sevier County Jail on Tuesday. Officers found 44-year-old Stephen Esley McGill unresponsive in his cell about 1:30 a.m. on April 11, 2017 and administered CPR until paramedics arrived. Emergency services transported McGill to LeConte Medical Center where he was pronounced ...
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Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Earns Certificate of Meritorious Accreditation
The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded the Certificate of Meritorious Accreditation by the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (TLEA). Sheriff Ron Seals made the decision over six years ago that the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office would become a state accredited agency under the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation Program and after three years of hard work by members of ...
Read More »Sevier County Kids Earn President’s Volunteer Service Award
Twenty-three Sevier County 4-H members have been recognized this past year for their volunteer efforts with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The Presidents Council on Service and Civic Participation created the Volunteer Service Award Program to recognize Americans who have made a commitment to volunteer service. Sevier County 4-H is proud to partner with the Presidents Council to present these ...
Read More »Sevier County Health Department Schedules Rabies Clinics
Pet owners can have their dog or cat vaccinated against the rabies virus for only $10 per pet at one of several low cost rabies clinics offered by the Sevier County Health Department. Tennessee state law requires all dogs and cats over three months of age receive an annual rabies vaccination administered by a licensed veterinarian. Rabies is a deadly ...
Read More »Vendors and Bargain Hunters Get Ready for Spring 2017 Sevierville Yard Sale
The spring Sevierville Yard Sale will be held Saturday along US-411 in Sevierville. The sale will run one day only, April 8, 2017 from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. along U.S. Route 411 (Dolly Parton Parkway / Newport Highway) between Sevierville and Newport. There is no official start or end to the sale, as the event seems to grow longer ...
Read More »LeConte Medical Center Earns Designation as Lung Cancer Screening Center
LeConte Medical Center is one of only 29 facilities in the state of Tennessee to be designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology. The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is a voluntary program recognizing facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic care for individuals at the highest risk for lung cancer. ...
Read More »Kingsbury a Longtime Supporter, Player in Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries Golf Tournament
Howard Kingsbury started playing golf as a teenager when he and some friends would clear rocks on an Ohio course in exchange for being able to play. He has remained a golfer over the past four decades or so, and while he doesn’t play as much as he might like, he always makes time to participate in a golf fundraiser ...
Read More »BBB and Allstate Hosting Fraud Prevention Day for Gatlinburg Fire Victims
The Better Business Bureau, Allstate Insurance, TN Consumer Affairs and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce, along with ACE Hardware in Gatlinburg, will host a free consumer education and fraud prevention event on Friday for victims of the Gatlinburg fires. The Fraud Prevention Day event will be held at ACE Hardware, 1025 East Parkway in Gatlinburg, at 10 a.m. on March ...
Read More »2017 Sevier County Municipal Elections Calendar
The Sevier County Election Commission has announced the following municipal election information for the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. City of Sevierville Municipal Election – May 4, 2017 Last day to Register to vote: April 4, 2017 Last day to request Absentee Ballot: April 27, 2017 Early Voting: NONE Election Day Polling Location: Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary ...
Read More »CO.STARTERS to Help Local Entrepreneurs Start, Grow Their Business
Sevierville Commons Arts Council will soon offer CO.STARTERS, a nationally renowned platform that helps communities grow local business. The nine-week program equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action. Unlike traditional platforms, CO.STARTERS applies the lean business modeling methods popular among high-growth startups to businesses of all kinds. This program is funded in ...
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