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The English Mountain Community in Sevier County, Tenn. has earned Firewise Communities/USA® recognition from the National Firewise Communities Program based on its efforts to reduce the vulnerability of homes and landscapes to wildfire. English Mountain is only the 15th community in Tennessee to earn this designation since the program was started in 2002. A ceremony was held June 25, 2016 ...

LeConte Medical Center has been included on the 2016 list of 100 Great Community Hospitals in the U.S. compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review. The Becker’s editorial team selected community hospitals around the country based on rankings and awards from a variety of healthcare organizations, including iVantage Health Analytics, Truven Health Analytics, Healthgrades, CareChex, the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the ...

What started as a domestic dispute call turned into a standoff between an armed man and SWAT teams in Sevierville on Sunday. According to the Sevierville Police Department, officers responded to a residence at 121 Crescent Drive at 8:57 p.m. on June 19, 2016 after receiving a report of a domestic dispute. Officers interviewed a woman outside the home who ...

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation announces that repair work to the boardwalk on the Memorial River Greenway is almost complete. Weather and other conditions permitting, all work should be finished by July 1, 2016. City employees built the boardwalk in 1994 with a $75,000 dollar TDOT Enhancement Grant. Over the past two decades the Boardwalk has ...

Seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia who live at Dominion Senior Living in Sevierville find pride and purpose in an art program. When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, a family member’s first instinct might be to take away or limit the activities and hobbies their loved one once enjoyed. At Dominion Senior Living of Sevierville, seniors and those with ...

Keep Sevier Beautiful, a local nonprofit organization that promotes litter prevention, recycling and beautification throughout Sevier County, recently awarded Trillium Awards to outstanding volunteers at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Night at Smokies Stadium. Keep Sevier Beautiful presented awards in six categories: youth volunteers, adult volunteers, organization of the year, business of the year, outstanding service award, and the Trillium Award ...

Three women at a Sevierville massage business have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking sting conducted by a team of local and federal law enforcement. On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, officers from the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit and U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted an undercover operation at Chinese Pressure Massage, ...

East Tennessee State University is holding free information meetings at its new ETSU at Sevierville campus. The public is invited to attend any of three drop-in sessions to meet staff, learn about scholarship opportunities and inquire about programs ETSU will offer when the 45,000 square foot facility opens fall 2016. The sessions will be held 5–6:30 p.m. on June 9, ...

Sevierville has been selected as a top retirement destination by Where to Retire, the only magazine in America geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions. The city is profiled in the July/August issue, available nationwide on June 14, 2016. Where to Retire Editor Annette Fuller said Sevierville possesses qualities important to today’s retirees. “Sevierville, hometown of singer and actress ...

A Sevier County High School graduating senior has been awarded the Terry L. Cureton Memorial Scholarship from the Sevierville Police Department. The student, 18-year old Steven Ownby of Sevierville, plans to attend Walters State Community College. Officer Terry L. Cureton began his law enforcement career in 1982 working various assignments including criminal investigation. Terry joined the Sevierville Police Department in ...