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A man was shot in Sevierville last week and authorities are searching for the shooter. Detectives with the Sevierville Police Department are asking the public to come forward with any information about a shooting that reportedly occurred about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 near the Country Meadows neighborhood. The department said officers responded to LeConte Medical Center after ...

Two students at Seymour Junior High have been charged with harassment after they allegedly threatened other students. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office was notified of alleged threats made by students on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 toward other students at Seymour Junior High School. Officers responded to the school and called investigators to look into the threats. Two male students, age ...

A man illegally hunting ginseng last year in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park died as a result of methamphetamine overdose, not a bear attack. 30-year-old William Lee Hill, Jr., of Louisville, Tenn., and his companion Joshua Morgan split up shortly after they allegedly entered the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to illegally harvest ginseng in the area off Rich ...

East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) is happy to announce that ETF’s 2019 scholarship opportunities include 17 scholarships for Sevier County students for the 2019-2020 school year. Scholarship information and applications for 2019 are available at http://www.etf.org/scholarships. The application deadline is February 15, 2019. ETF scholarship program requirements range from financial need to scholastic achievement. Several scholarships are targeted toward specific schools ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Sugarlands Visitor Center, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Park Headquarters, and all administrative offices are closed today, January 29, 2019 due to winter weather. Currently, most park roads are closed except for the following:  Newfound Gap Road from Gatlinburg to Sugarlands Visitor Center, the Spur between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, and Newfound Gap Road from Cherokee to Smokemont Campground. All facilities are closed and ...

Authorities say a man wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a Cash Express in Seymour on Tuesday has been taken into custody after leading officers on a chase down Chapman Highway. A chase from Sevier County to Knox County that had local social media buzzing Wednesday afternoon has ended in the arrest of 29-year-old Jordan Lynn James, of ...

The Cash Express in Seymour was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday afternoon and authorities are still searching for the perpetrator. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says a call came in at 2:42 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 reporting an armed robbery of the Cash Express located at 10718 Chapman Highway in Seymour. The clerk told responding officers that a ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced today that recently closed areas of the park will once again be accessible to visitors beginning January 13, 2019. Some basic visitor services, including campgrounds and restrooms, will reopen using revenue generated by recreation fees. Areas that have been recently closed but that will be accessible to park visitors in the near future include: ...

A Sevier County Grand Jury has indicted a woman for the murder of an elderly man in Sevierville last month. According to investigators, 38-year-old Krista Faye Owens, of Sevierville, allegedly shot Billy Joe Huskey, 75, inside his home on December 10, 2018. An unidentified female who was inside the home during the shooting fled to a neighbor’s home and called ...

During the partial shutdown of the federal government due to the lapse of appropriations, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain as accessible as possible while still following all applicable laws and procedures. Roads and trails that are seasonally open will remain accessible to visitors, but emergency and rescue services will be limited. The park will not be operating campgrounds, ...