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Dolly Parton Celebrates Pirates Voyage in Pigeon Forge Opening

Dolly Parton Celebrates Pirates Voyage in Pigeon Forge Opening

Dolly Parton, wearing a sparkling pirate costume, delighted guests and answered questions from the deck of a ship on the set of Pirates Voyage in Pigeon Forge to officially kick off the opening of the new dinner show. The swashbuckling adventure that is Pirates Voyage in Pigeon Forge officially opened during a mid-day media event Friday, with Dolly on hand ...

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Sevierville Releases Investigation Update on Tanger Outlets Shooter

Sevierville Releases Investigation Update on Tanger Outlets Shooter

The man who shot two people and then killed himself at Tanger Outlets in Sevierville was a felon prohibited from possessing a handgun and suffered from mental health issues, the investigation by Sevierville Police determined. According to police, 21-year-old Leon Steven Jones, Jr. went to the Tanger Outlet, 1645 Parkway, with his girlfriend to do some shopping on Tuesday, April ...

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Check out what’s new during Sevier County Days at Dollywood Parks

Check out what's new during Sevier County Days at Dollywood Parks

Sevier County residents and workers may visit Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country for only a $5 donation during Sevier County Days at Dollywood Parks. Dolly invites everyone who lives and works in Sevier County to enjoy free admission with a $5 donation per person to benefit Sevier County Food Ministries, a voluntary interfaith ministry that provides essential food assistance to ...

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Sevierville Police Search for Family Dollar Armed Robbery Suspect

Sevierville Police Search for Family Dollar Armed Robbery Suspect

A man allegedly used a gun in the robbery the Family Dollar store in Kodak on Friday, the second armed robbery of a Winfield Dunn Parkway business in two days. According to the Sevierville Police Department, a man reportedly entered the Family Dollar, located in the Food City shopping center at 2946 Winfield Dunn Parkway in Kodak, about 3:30 p.m. ...

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Sevierville Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspect

Sevierville Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspect

Sevierville police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a convenience store at gunpoint on Thursday night. Sevierville police officers responded to an armed robbery of Shell Fastop, located at 1855 Winfield Dunn Parkway (Highway 66) in Sevierville, reported just after 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2019. “A store employee stated that a man entered the store brandishing ...

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Man Arrested for Riding Motorcycle on Sevierville Greenway

Jacob Andrew Pritchett Arrested for Riding Motorcycle on Sevierville Greenway

A local man is facing charges of reckless endangerment after he allegedly rode a motorcycle on a Sevierville Greenway and nearly struck pedestrians. Sevierville police officers responded to complaints of a man riding a motorcycle on the West Prong Greenway on Monday, April 22, 2019 at about 1:41 p.m. Witnesses told police that the motorcyclist was traveling at a high ...

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Four Charged for Allegedly Shoplifting $20k of Merchandise from Sevierville Stores

Four Charged for Allegedly Shoplifting $20k of Merchandise from Sevierville Stores

Four visitors from Georgia have been charged with felony theft after police responded to a shoplifting complaint and found $20,000 worth of merchandise in the suspects’ vehicle. Sevierville police officers responded to a shoplifting complaint in the area of Tanger Outlet Sevierville on Saturday, April 20, 2019. “A witness described the suspects as two black females wearing hospital scrub clothing ...

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Shooter, Victims of Random Shooting at Tanger Outlets Sevierville Identified

Shooter, Victims of Random Shooting at Tanger Outlets Sevierville Identified

Authorities released the names of the alleged shooter and victims of Tuesday’s random shooting at Tanger Outlets Sevierville. A day of shopping at Tanger Outlets Sevierville ended in tragedy when a man randomly shot two tourists outside the Coach store and then turned the gun upon himself. The Sevierville Police Department says officers responded within minutes to Tanger Outlets Sevierville ...

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Pigeon Forge Police Shoot Armed Man while Serving Arrest Warrant

Pigeon Forge Police Shoot Armed Man while Serving Arrest Warrant

A knife-wielding man was shot and killed by Pigeon Forge police after an attempt to serve an arrest warrant allegedly escalated to a fatal confrontation on Monday morning. Officers with the Pigeon Forge Police Department went to the Glenshiel apartments located at 2806 Suncrest Drive to serve an arrest warrant for 42-year-old Samuel Charles Talbott on Monday, April 15, 2019. ...

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