Officers deployed tear gas and arrested more than a dozen people at a home in the Belle Meadows subdivision on Thursday while looking for an individual wanted on a felony warrant. Following a vehicle they believed was driven by a wanted man, officers from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office arrived at 1212 Luke Lea Street in Belle Meadows on Thursday, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal because it has been linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections. Health officials say Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal is the likely source of Salmonella Mbandaka that has sickened at least 100 people in 33 states, including 30 people that required hospitalization. ...

Sevier County registered voters may cast their ballot in the state primary and Sevier County general election at either of two Early Voting locations opening later this week. The Sevier County Election Commission announced that Early Voting for the August 2, 2018 State of Tennessee Democratic & Republican Primaries and Sevier County General Election will be held July 13-28 at ...

Sevier County residents and workers may visit Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country for only a $5 donation during Dollywood Sevier County Days. 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 local families. ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a public service announcement Friday advising consumers and small offices to reboot routers and networked devices due to widespread malware infection by foreign cyber actors. The agency said the malware affects hundreds of thousands of routers produced by several manufacturers and that, “The size and scope of the infrastructure impacted by VPNFilter malware is ...

Sevierville police say a man was severely injured after falling from a moving vehicle that he attempted to enter while it was stopped at a traffic light early Wednesday morning. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting an injured pedestrian lying on the shoulder of West Main Street shortly after 7 a.m. on May 23, 2018. Witnesses told police that ...

Sevierville Police are looking for three men who reportedly gained entry to the home of an elderly couple and then robbed them on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the robbery took place about 2 p.m. on May 12, 2018 at a residence on Estate Drive, in the Little Pigeon Estates neighborhood. Posing as linoleum salesmen, two men knocked on the ...

At a meeting Thursday, the Sevier County Budget Committee considered three options to solve the current animal shelter crisis and recommended taking the property of Sevier County Humane Society through condemnation via eminent domain. Pets Without Parents, who is contracted to provide animal sheltering services to Sevier County and the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg for the period ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial results for the Democratic and Republican Primaries and Nonpartisan School Board Election held May 1, 2018. These Sevier County Election Results are unofficial until certified by the Sevier County Election Commission. TOTAL VOTES % EARLY ELEC DAY ABSENTEE PROVIS PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 25) 25 100 REGISTERED VOTERS –   TOTAL ...

Ripley’s Tennessee Attractions is running a $5 admission special at all of its local attractions and one dollar from each admission will be donated to Sevier County Food Ministries to purchase four cans of food. Everyone who lives or works in Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox or Sevier County may take advantage of the $5 admission special and visit ...