The family of the young woman murdered by a coworker outside the Sunliner Diner in Pigeon Forge has set up a fundraiser to help pay funeral expenses. According to the Sevierville Police Department, 19-year-old Savannah Elizabeth Burford, of Newport, worked at the Sunliner Diner and was stabbed by a coworker in the parking lot as she left work about 8:40 ...

Tennessee wildlife officials will gather in Gatlinburg this week for their final meeting of the year, which will include an update on chronic wasting disease affecting the state’s deer population. The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, the governing body of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, will meet Dec. 12-13 at the Edgewater Hotel and Conference Center in Gatlinburg. The committee ...

Sevier County residents and workers may enjoy the magic of a Smoky Mountain Christmas for only a $5 donation during Sevier County Days at Dollywood. 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 ...

A 19-year-old Pigeon Forge woman is fighting for her life after her boyfriend allegedly stabbed her multiple times and pushed her from the car onto a rural roadway. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says a 911 call at 10:07 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 reported that a woman had been pushed from a car and was laying on the ...

A traffic stop escalated Monday when a driver rammed a deputy’s cruiser, fled and then crashed on Veterans Boulevard in Sevierville. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy attempted a traffic stop of a suspicious black Ford truck that was displaying improper registration on Veteran’s Boulevard near the intersection of Middle Creek Road on Monday afternoon around 2 ...

Sevierville police say two people have been arrested for allegedly committing several residential burglaries and attempted burglaries over the past week. According to the Sevierville Police Department, several burglaries and attempted burglaries were reported during the last week and a vehicle description was developed from home video captured near one of the burglary locations. While officers were at one burglary ...

A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian as he attempted to cross the Parkway in Pigeon Forge on Friday night. The Pigeon Forge Police Department received a call at about 11:10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 reporting that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on the Parkway at the intersection of Jake Thomas Road. Officers arrived and ...

Burn bans are in effect for much of Sevier County to reduce risk of wildfires due to hazardous dry conditions. Lack of rainfall and low humidity prompted burn bans within the city limits of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville this week. Sevier County Emergency Management officials cannot issue a burn ban countywide without a proclamation by state officials, but asked ...

Sevier County is celebrating its 225th Anniversary with a public event on the courthouse lawn on Wednesday evening. On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, Sevier County will celebrate its 225th anniversary with a ceremony, food, games for kids, and live music on the courthouse lawn from 6 – 9 p.m. “We want to invite all Sevier Countians and visitors to celebrate ...

Five men have been fined and banned from hunting or entering any national forest as a result of a bear baiting investigation by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and USDA Forest Service. Monroe County Wildlife Officers and USDA Forest Service Officers from the Cherokee National Forest have closed a bear baiting case. The Forest Service and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ...