One of the most frustrating experiences a person can go through when selling a house is for the process to drag on because no one has made an offer to buy it. The key to solving the challenge of why a property on the market isn’t attracting buyers willing to make an offer is to first understand the most common ...
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Street Crimes Unit Rounds Up Drug Suspects in Operation Frostbite
A joint task force set out early this morning to pick up suspects facing drug charges as a result of an undercover sting named Operation Frostbite. A Grand Jury recently returned 46 sealed presentments as a result of an undercover drug operation dubbed “Frostbite” conducted over the course of several months by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, which consists ...
Read More »Avoid Cabin Fever with Winter Gardening
Winter is here, but this doesn’t mean that you need to hibernate indoors. There are plenty of winter gardening things to do in your yard and garden during the cold season, and this includes the planting of trees and shrubs. This is a great time to plant. In fact you have a bit of an advantage when planting in the ...
Read More »Starting a Business Workshop to be Held in Sevierville
Have you dreamt of starting a business, but don’t know where to begin to make your idea a reality? The Sevierville Commons Association and Knoxville Entrepreneur Center are partnering to present a Co.Starters event on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in downtown Sevierville. This free one-day workshop is designed for individuals who have always wanted to start a business, but just ...
Read More »Sevier County Deputy Involved in Shooting at Governor’s Crossing Mall
Police tape cordoned off a large section of the Governor’s Crossing Mall parking lot next to Texas Roadhouse in Sevierville on Wednesday night as authorities investigated a shooting involving a Sevier County Sheriff’s deputy and a wanted individual the officer was trying to apprehend. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that a Sevier County deputy was ...
Read More »2nd Suspect in Jewelry Heists was Wanted for Violent Bank Robberies
The second suspect arrested in connection with a string of jewelry heists in the Southeast, including the Jared Vault in Sevierville, Tenn., was also wanted for committing violent bank robberies in the metro Atlanta area. The Atlanta Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that agents and officers assisting from the Atlanta Police Department arrested 35-year-old Lewis Jones ...
Read More »Woman Arrested for Jewelry Store Robberies in Sevierville and Across Southeast
Authorities say they have arrested the female suspect in a string of jewelry store robberies across the Southeast, including one in Sevierville. The Jacksonville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that Abigail Lee Kemp, 24, was arrested on Jan. 8, 2016 in Smyrna, Ga. in connection with jewelry store robberies in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and North ...
Read More »Sevierville Police Warn of Counterfeit Money Being Passed
The Sevierville Police Department is warning businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit money after reports of bogus bills used at several local businesses. According to police, six businesses reported that they received counterfeit $10, $20 and/or $50 bills, and noted that use of counterfeit money checking pens indicated the money was counterfeit. Police recommend that businesses instruct their ...
Read More »Sevier County Street Crimes Unit makes Narcotics Arrests
The Street Crimes Unit raided a Sevier County home on Thursday morning where narcotics were allegedly being sold. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, officers executed a search warrant at a home located at 318 McMahan Avenue in Sevierville on Jan. 7, 2016 after an operation in which undercover agents purchased drugs there. Three people living at the home ...
Read More »Police Search for Couple Who Robbed, Assaulted Elderly Man with Baseball Bat
Sevierville Police are looking for a couple that allegedly hit an elderly man over the head with a baseball bat and robbed him of an envelope full of cash at a Sevier County flea market on Sunday. According to Detective Kevin Bush, just before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, a man and a woman approached a 71-year-old man ...
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