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Sevier County School Closure Extended at Gov. Lee Recommendation

Sevier County Schools Remain Closed at Gov. Lee Recommendation

The Sevier County School System announced that the current school closure will be extended for another month to slow the spread of COVID-19 cases. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, recommended all public schools remain closed until April 24. The Sevier County School System confirmed on Wednesday that it would comply with the request, instead of resuming ...

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Sevier County and City Officials Urge All Non-Essential Businesses to Close

Sevier County and City Officials Urge All Non-Essential Businesses to Close

Local officials are calling for all non-essential businesses and services in Sevier County to close in the interest of public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The mayors and city managers of Sevier County, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Pittman Center, and Sevierville are requesting and strongly urging non-essential businesses and services in Sevier County to temporarily close to the public due to ...

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Sevier County Officials Want Bars Closed, Restaurants at 50% Capacity

Sevier County Officials Want Bars Closed, Restaurants at 50% Capacity

Local officials asked state health regulators to order closure of bars and limit occupancy for dine-in restaurants in Sevier County. Sevier County and the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Pittman Center issued a joint press release on Thursday asking individuals and local businesses to limit the spread of the coronavirus by following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

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Sevierville Officer Injured During Stop, Driver Had History of Evading Police

Sevierville Officer Injured During Stop, Driver Had History of Evading Police

A Sevierville police officer is recovering from injuries sustained during a traffic stop when the driver of the vehicle fled the scene. According to the Sevierville Police Department, Officer Travis Byram stopped a vehicle for an apparent altered license plate on Dolly Parton Parkway near Industrial Park Drive at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2020. He observed what ...

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Meals for Kids Available at Sevier County Schools, Certain Bus Stops

Meals for Kids Available at Sevier County Schools, Certain Bus Stops

While Sevier County Schools are closed due to the Coronavirus, grab-and-go meals will be provided for students at schools and certain bus stops. Sevier County Schools Child Nutrition Program will provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to any child 18 years and younger. The meals will be a grab and go breakfast and lunch and may be picked up ...

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Sevier Schools to Distribute Learning Packets, Provide Free Breakfast and Lunch

Sevier Schools to Distribute Learning Packets, Provide Free Breakfast and Lunch

Sevier County schools are currently closed and that closure has been extended through March 31. Students will return to school on April 1, 2020. On Wednesday, March 18, school personnel will distribute at home learning packets for students in grades K-4 from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at your child’s school. At home learning packets have been downloaded onto Chromebooks ...

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Woman Charged with DUI, Vehicular Homicide after Fatal Accident

Woman Charged with DUI, Vehicular Homicide after Fatal Accident

A Sevierville man is dead after a woman allegedly driving under the influence hit his vehicle and it burst into flames, trapping him inside. According to Bob Stahlke, spokesperson for the City of Sevierville, a police officer witnessed a vehicle traveling east on Dolly Parton Parkway at a high rate of speed and turned to prepare to make a traffic ...

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Sevier County Officials, Agencies, Healthcare Providers Prepare for Coronavirus

Sevier County Officials, Agencies, Healthcare Providers Prepare for Coronavirus

Sevier County leaders, including elected officials and representatives from county emergency services, health departments and school system; cities of Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Pittman Center; healthcare providers and the National Park Service met Wednesday to discuss preparedness plans for potential cases of Coronavirus, Novel COVID-19. According to the Centers for Disease Control, for most of the American public who ...

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90 Indicted after Sevier County Undercover Operation

90 Indicted after Sevier County Undercover Operation

Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday as a result of an undercover operation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Narcotics Unit. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, a Sevier County Grand Jury returned 90 presentments when it convened earlier this month as a result of an ongoing undercover operation dubbed Safe Streets Belitz. Officers and agents from Sevier County ...

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Sevierville Man Charged in Hit and Run of Two Children

Sevierville Man Charged in Hit and Run of Two Children

A Sevierville man wanted in connection with a hit and run that left two children seriously inured turned himself to authorities. 47-year-old Pablo Hernandez, of Sevierville, was arrested and charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury, after he allegedly hit two children just before 7 a.m. on Thursday morning near 701 West Main Street ...

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