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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is among several organizations launching a campaign to help save monarch butterflies and offering free seed packets to individuals, school groups and organizations that would like to participate in the Save the Monarchs Campaign. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, along with the National Wildlife Federation, Tennessee Wildlife Federation, Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation, Mississippi River ...

The busy intersection of Ernest McMahan Road and SR 416 in Sevierville will soon have a new traffic signal. According to the Sevierville Public Works Department, the traffic signal at the intersection of Ernest McMahan Road and SR 416 (Old Newport Hwy. / Pittman Center Road) will be operational soon. Weather and other conditions permitting, the traffic signal will begin ...

Motorists using I-40 Exit 407 for destinations such as Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains and other local areas should be aware of changes to the traffic pattern as the new Diverging Diamond Interchange opens. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will open the new I-40 Exit 407 Diverging Diamond interchange to traffic on the morning of Tuesday, June 30, ...

A man drowned at a Douglas Lake campground swimming area on Monday afternoon. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible drowning call at the Douglas Dam Headwater Campground swimming area about 4:40 p.m. on June 15, 2015. A witness at the scene told Sheriff’s Officers that the victim was swimming in the campground’s designated swimming area, swam to ...

The Sevierville Fire Department was pleased to welcome the kids from the Sevierville Summer Adventure Camp to the main fire station earlier this week. Firefighters gave campers a tour of the fire station, fire trucks and equipment before putting the kids to work. Participants donned firefighting equipment, operated hoses and rode in fire trucks. The Sevierville Summer Adventure Camp is ...

The City of Sevierville Planning and Development Department is embarking on a comprehensive review of Sevierville zoning ordinances. The review process will begin Monday, June 15, 2015 with the arrival of a consulting company. The Orion Planning Group will lead the review and ultimately provide the city with recommended ordinance changes. The entire process is expected to be completed late ...

Mixing traditional services with inventive approaches to meet the needs of citizens, officials with the City of Sevierville have made it their goal to improve both the quality of their governing and the life of citizens. The city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen work hand-in-hand with city employees to develop best practices, find unique solutions to city issues, and provide ...

Women and girls can learn real world self-defense techniques at a free Rape Aggression Defense RAD Class offered by the Sevierville Police Department. The Sevierville Police Department has scheduled a 12-hour Rape Aggression Defense RAD Class for women and girls age 11 and older that will teach realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The purpose of the class is ...

The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce recently earned ten awards at the 50th Annual Knoxville American Advertising Awards® banquet, including three entries that advanced to the District 7 Awards Gala. The District 7 competition showcased top award winning agencies from five states, representing cities including Atlanta, Savannah, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Memphis, New Orleans and Nashville. The advancing entries from the Sevierville Chamber ...

Citizens have the opportunity to become certified in CPR and AED while also learning fire safety tips from the Sevierville Fire Department. The Sevierville Fire Department is offering a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training course for citizens. They will also give some great fire safety tips at the event. The classroom-based CPR and AED course will ...