Every year as the holidays approach, I get inquiries as to whether it is O.K. to start pruning grape vines, fruit trees and other fruit crops. My feeling is that we should hold off until after the first of the year or later. My general recommendation is to wait as late in the dormant period as possible before pruning, yet ...
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Covenant Health Administrators Receive Recognition from East Tennessee ACHE Chapter
The East Tennessee Healthcare Executives Association chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives ACHE recently recognized two Covenant Health administrators – Michael Hatmaker, vice president of support services for LeConte Medical Center and nursing home administrator of Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home in Sevierville, and Jeremy Biggs, president and CAO of Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. Biggs and Hatmaker ...
Read More »Sevierville Man Arrested for String of Sevier County Home Burglaries
The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they have arrested the man allegedly responsible for a series of home burglaries in the area, including one last week in which a family’s wrapped Christmas presents were stolen from beneath the tree. Detectives made the arrest after discovering several pieces of stolen jewelry, which belonged to victims of recent home burglaries, ...
Read More »Sevierville Says It is Ready for Winter Weather
As winter weather approaches, Sevierville has a plan. Whenever winter weather forecasts indicate the possibility of a snow or ice event, the Sevierville Public Works Department staff is ready to do their best to keep your City roads clear and useable. To complete this often-arduous task, the City has a winter weather plan in place and ready for activation when ...
Read More »New Arby’s Restaurant Opening in Sevierville
The wait is over Sevierville, Arby’s® is coming to town! On Dec. 29th, 2015, residents are invited to come out and celebrate the grand opening of the new Arby’s restaurant in Sevierville. Mayor Bryan Atchley will officiate the ribbon cutting ceremony and the restaurant will open at 10 a.m. To celebrate opening day, every 50th guest will receive their order ...
Read More »Sevier County Sheriff to Increase Patrols, DUI Checkpoints During Holidays
Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office to enhance DUI enforcement from Dec. 18 to Jan. 3, 2015 surrounding the holiday season. The statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of a national mobilization to prevent drunk driving. During the first nine months of this year, Tennessee experienced 4,740 known alcohol-related crashes. ...
Read More »Registration Open for Co-Ed Volleyball League in Sevierville
The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting registration and entry fees for the 2016 Co-Ed Volleyball League. The Volleyball League is open to persons who are sixteen years of age or older. Anyone under 18 must have permission to play from their parent or guardian. Two divisions will be available: “A” division for serious teams ...
Read More »Annual Shop With SWAT Event to Benefit Foster Children of Accident Victims
The Sevierville Police Department SWAT unit has scheduled their annual Shop With SWAT event for Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. In past years, SWAT team members, with assistance from local school administrators, have selected a group of children to take shopping for Christmas presents, have lunch and spend time with police officers. This year, the team will take seven children whose ...
Read More »Sevierville Commons Association Holding Open House for Realtors & Investors
The Sevierville Commons Association will hold a Holiday Open House for realtors and investors on Dec. 9, 2015 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Those interested in touring available properties in downtown Sevierville should meet at Courthouse Donuts, located at 160 Court Avenue in Sevierville, at 11 a.m. for a complimentary sampling of foods from downtown businesses prior to the ...
Read More »Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas of Light Holding Food Drive for Second Harvest
Residents and guests visiting the Smoky Mountains have the opportunity to enjoy the area’s newest seasonal show, Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas of Light, while supporting Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. On Tuesday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, guests may purchase tickets to the performances scheduled on those days at a 50% discount if they bring canned or ...
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