The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office will host a free, family-friendly Halloween event in Downtown Sevierville. This year’s Spooktacular Block Party will be held 6–10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 in Downtown Sevierville at the Main Jail Facility and the downtown vicinity. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office offers this free Spooktacular Block Party so Sevier County residents and their entire ...

Appalachia Service Project dedicated two newly constructed homes in Gatlinburg to wildfire victims earlier this month. The organization is building new homes as a part of their disaster recovery efforts in Sevier County after wildfires swept through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge in November of 2016. The fire killed 14 people and destroyed over 2,800 ...

NASCAR SpeedPark Smoky Mountains, the official family fun park of NASCAR, celebrates its local community during Sevier County Days from Nov. 1-5, 2017. To reach even more people in the community this year, any person who resides or works in Sevier, Cocke and Jefferson County will receive all-day, unlimited play to NASCAR SpeedPark with a donation of $5 and one ...

The Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group’s 2018 season will include the return of Magic Beyond Belief Darren Romeo, but the show will move back to The Smoky Mountain Opry Theater in the matinee time slot. Romeo, an internationally acclaimed magician, has been the star of Fee/Hedrick’s Magic Beyond Belief Darren Romeo show for the past three years. The move is to ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division is urging public caution, especially among recreational drug users, after fentanyl was found in recent evidence submissions to two TBI crime laboratories. Several sample of cocaine, submitted by law enforcement agencies in Middle and East Tennessee in recent months, also tested positive for fentanyl, a powerful, narcotic painkiller, or one of its ...

Participants in the sixth annual Light the Way 5K Run/Walk will see Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana in a different light – actually four million lights – as the theme park hosts this special event on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 beginning at 11:17 p.m. A new element of fun for this year’s event is a one-mile fun walk ...

The Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association recognized the “Stars of the Industry” at its annual gala event, held recently at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. The honors represent the pinnacle of recognition in Tennessee hospitality, and at the top of the list were Andy Marshall of A. Marshall Family Foods as Restaurateur of the Year, Ray Waters of Castlerock Asset Management ...

Dolly Parton will assist with the ongoing relief efforts around the United States and its territories by making a contribution to the One America Appeal for Hurricane Relief to assist with immediate life sustaining needs of those affected. The One America Appeal is a joint appeal that was originally launched by all five living former American Presidents to encourage their ...

The City of Sevierville is conducting a survey to help city leaders determine the future direction of Parks and Recreation Department programs and facilities. We welcome input from all citizens and program/facility users. Follow this link Parks & Recreation Survey to complete the survey and you may be eligible to win a 9.7-inch Apple iPad Wi-Fi 32 GB tablet or ...

Following its most recent quarterly board of directors meeting, Great Smoky Mountains Association, one of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s oldest partner organizations, announced two significant changes in top leadership positions. First, in an effort to more accurately define the role and responsibility of the organization’s leader, the board voted to change Laurel Rematore’s title from executive director to chief ...