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Sevier County Mayor Extends Mask Mandate to Slow Spread of COVID-19

Sevier County Mayor Extends Mask Mandate to Slow Spread of COVID-19

Sevier County residents, employees and visitors are required for a while longer to wear a face covering in public after Mayor Larry Waters extended the mask mandate on Monday. Waters signed Executive Order 29, with support from city leaders, requiring that face coverings be worn in public through August 29 to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. It is an extension ...

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Smokies Seeks Input on Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail

Smokies Seeks Input on Wears Valley Mountain Bike Trail

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking public input on a proposed mountain bike trail system on the unfinished section of the Foothills Parkway corridor in Wears Valley, TN. The park is initiating an environmental assessment and 30-day public scoping period in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act. The proposed mountain bike trail system ...

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Tennessee State Parks the Latest COVID-19 Closure

Tennessee State Parks the Latest COVID-19 Closure

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced that all 56 Tennessee state parks and state-owned natural areas are closed to the public. The closure will last at least through April 14 in support of Gov. Bill Lee’s Executive order requiring all citizens to stay at home. This is a complete closure of facilities and access to all Tennessee State ...

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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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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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Sevier Teacher Killed, City Workers Injured after Falling Tree Hits Van

Sevier Teacher Killed, City Workers Injured after Falling Tree Hits Van

A falling tree tore the roof off a van traveling Wears Valley Road on Thursday, injuring four City of Sevierville employees and a killing a teacher from the Sevier County Public School System. According to a release, a City of Sevierville van carrying six city employees and one employee’s spouse was involved in an accident on Wears Valley Road near ...

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TVA and Sheriff’s Office Offer Free Firewood to Elderly and Disabled

TVA and Sheriff's Office Offer Free Firewood to Elderly and Disabled

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority, is offering free firewood to citizens of Sevier County who are disabled and/or 65 years of age and older. This program will be offered free of charge to eligible residents on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Tennessee Valley Authority has volunteers who have donated their time to cut, ...

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