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The park announced it would stop taking reservations for certain facilities and modify policies for campground and backcountry campers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues to take steps to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and local and state authorities to promote social distancing during the ...

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 ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Sugarlands, Oconaluftee, and Cades Cove Visitor Centers are closed until further notice as a safety precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and recommendations from state and local public health in consultation with NPS Public Health Service officers, these facilities are closed for the ...

World Choice Investments announced on Monday that the company would close theaters in three states, including Pigeon Forge theaters, due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate and Centers for Disease Control guidelines continue to change,” the company said in a release. “As a result, World Choice Investments is closing its facilities in Branson, Missouri; Myrtle Beach, ...

The Tennessee Department of Health announced Monday its first confirmed case of Coronavirus in Sevier County and that the total number of cases is now 52 statewide. According to the update on March 16, 2020, Davidson has the most active COVID-19 cases at 25, followed by 18 in Williamson, 2 in Shelby and one in each of Campbell, Hamilton, Jefferson, ...

Organizers of three Pigeon Forge car shows rescheduled the events due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 Corvette Expo, Horsepower & Hot Rods, and Chevelles in the Smokies Showdown were originally scheduled for next weekend at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge and have been rescheduled to May 29-30 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Pigeon Forge Spring Rod Run has ...

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 ...

Sevier County officials issued the following notice that certain court proceedings are impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the Tennessee Supreme Court’s order to suspend most in-person court judicial proceedings through March 31, 2020, https://www.tncourts.gov/, Sevier County court will have the following schedule: Non-jail defendants scheduled to appear in Sevier County Circuit Court the week of Monday, March ...

One day after stating the theme park would open on schedule despite the coronavirus, Dollywood reversed its decision and announced it would postpone opening until the end of March. It now joins other theme parks across the country, including Walt Disney World, Six Flags and Universal Studios parks, which have closed due to the coronavirus. “The coronavirus pandemic is an ...

The new Marshalls Pigeon Forge location in the Riverwalk shopping center on Teaster Lane announced a Grand Opening celebration later this month. Marshalls, one of the nation’s leading off-price retailers with over 1,100 stores currently operating in 48 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, will open at Teaster Lane and Jake Thomas Boulevard on March 26, 2020. Marshalls Pigeon Forge shoppers ...