Tag Archives: Sevierville

The Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund continues to provide for the local community, with Dolly Parton most recently presenting $200,000 to the fire chiefs of the eight volunteer fire departments located in Sevier County. The money, which Parton donated on Saturday, will be used to support the volunteer fire departments in multiple ways. Each department receives $20,000 of the money ...

The Sevierville Commons Arts Council is planning its first annual Arts in the Park to be held at the Gazebo on Bruce Street in downtown Sevierville and has issued a call for artists to participate. Arts in the Park will be held April 20, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free, family-friendly event will host up to 30 ...

A man was shot in Sevierville last week and authorities are searching for the shooter. Detectives with the Sevierville Police Department are asking the public to come forward with any information about a shooting that reportedly occurred about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 near the Country Meadows neighborhood. The department said officers responded to LeConte Medical Center after ...

A Sevier County Grand Jury has indicted a woman for the murder of an elderly man in Sevierville last month. According to investigators, 38-year-old Krista Faye Owens, of Sevierville, allegedly shot Billy Joe Huskey, 75, inside his home on December 10, 2018. An unidentified female who was inside the home during the shooting fled to a neighbor’s home and called ...

Law enforcement officers swept up 38 of 58 suspected drug dealers Tuesday after an undercover operation dubbed “Just Say No-vember” that focused on heroin and other opioid related drugs. Just Say No-vember was an 8-month long undercover operation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit and resulted in the indictment of 58 people for the sale and delivery of various ...

The Sevier County Area Master Gardener Group will be holding its fourteen annual class starting in January 2019. The class will start on January 17th with the last class ending on March 21st. Classes will be held on ten Thursday nights and one Saturday. Thursday classes are January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21. ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial results for the State of Tennessee General and Federal Election held November 6, 2018. The results are unofficial until certified by the Sevier County Election Commission. Click to view PDF of Sevier County Election Results – November 6, 2018 For Tennessee statewide results, click here.

The Southern Connected Communities Project is holding a public meeting to discuss building a community-owned rural broadband internet network in Sevier County. The Southern Connected Communities Project, a project of the Sustainable and Equitable Agricultural Development Task Force, is working to bring locally-owned internet access to rural Sevier County communities. “Rural Sevier County is being left behind by internet providers,” the organizer ...

On Saturday, the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and police departments of Sevierville and Pigeon Forge will join forces with the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration to give the public its 16th opportunity in eight years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The public may dispose of pills ...

Sheriff Ron Seals invites Sevier County residents to his Spooktacular Block Party, a free and safe environment for youth to spend their Halloween night. This year’s Spooktacular Block Party will be held 5–9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 at the Sevier County Jail and Courthouse area in Downtown Sevierville. The event is offered at no cost for Sevier County ...