Cyclists and pedestrians will be able to enjoy Cades Cove Loop Road without competing with motor vehicle traffic on Vehicle-Free Wednesdays through September. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the implementation of vehicle-free access along the Cades Cove Loop Road each Wednesday, from June 17 through September 30, 2020 as part of a pilot study to improve the visitor ...

Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country are holding special Passholder Exclusive Days before opening to the general public later this month and guests should be aware of new social distancing guidelines and operational changes due to coronavirus risks. After much careful preparation, Dollywood Parks and Resorts start reopening beginning with Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa on June 10. Dollywood Theme Park ...

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person or persons who shot and attempted to behead a farmer’s bison over the weekend. On Monday morning, Sevier deputies responded to a call from Edward Ingle on Dinkins Road in Seymour reporting that someone shot one of his bison and tried to cut it’s head off. Ingle told deputies that ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a medical emergency involving a bicyclist on the Foothills Parkway who suffered a cardiac arrest. According to a release, park rangers responded to a medical emergency involving a bicyclist on the Foothills Parkway at 11:16 a.m. on Sunday, May 17, 2020. The bicyclist identified as 59-year-old Michael Barker, of Seymour, was riding ...

According to health officials, a second Sevier County resident with COVID-19 has died. The Tennessee Department of Health reports that out of 2,098 COVID-19 tests performed for Sevier County residents, 58 tests were positive and 2040 were negative. There are two more cases listed as “probable.” Of the 60 cases among Sevier County residents, 39 recovered and two died. There ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says COVID-19 testing numbers across the state this weekend exceeded projections. Sevier County had the greatest turn out of any testing site statewide. Lee announced today that more than 11,000 Tennesseans received free COVID-19 tests through the weekend efforts of Unified-Command Group to offer tests regardless of traditional symptoms. 910 tests were administered at the Smokies ...

Health officials say one Sevier County resident has died as a result of COVID-19 infection. Free COVID-19 testing is available this weekend. The Department of Health reports that out of 629 COVID-19 tests of Sevier County residents, 24 people tested positive. Of those positive tests, 22 people recovered from the infection and one person remains in quarantine. There is now ...

According to data released today by the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, the agency received 112,438 new unemployment claims in the past week. The Northern Middle Tennessee region had the highest number of claims with 47,325 and the East Tennessee region was second with 25,040. The number of new unemployment claims increased substantially each week since the COVID-19 ...

COVID-19 testing will be offered in Sevier County beginning Friday with a drive-thru testing center in Sevierville. Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be available at the Sevier County Health Department, located at 719 Middle Creek Road in Sevierville, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11. Priority will be given to those who have symptoms of the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting operations at Sevier County Food Ministries, as it sees increased demand for food assistance and changes the way it operates to meet social distancing guidelines for both workers and those in need. Sevier County Food Ministries announced it is changing its hours of operation. Beginning Monday, April 6, 2020, the organization will be open from ...