What do you get when you give young people the opportunity to develop their photography and baking skills? You get over 200 4-H members participating in the annual County 4-H Photography and Baking Contest. Regina Starkey, local professional photographer, of Honeysuckle Hills, judged the photography contest. Award ribbons and plaques are sponsored by Pigeon Forge Rotary Club. Olivia Browning’s image ...
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Kuncitis Named Administrator of Elections
The Sevier County Election Commission today appointed Ed Kuncitis as administrator of elections. At a final meeting of the 2013-2015 Sevier County Election Commission on Thursday, April 16, 2015, members voted unanimously to appoint Ed Kuncits, who has been acting as interim administrator since February 2014 when Administrator Ronee Flynn took a leave of absence for health reasons, as the ...
Read More »LeConte Announces New Chief Nursing Officer
LeConte Medical Center is pleased to welcome Jennifer DeBow, RN, BSN, as Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer. DeBow is transferring to LeConte from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, where she serves as the Cardiovascular Service Line Director, and brings with her over 21 years of professional nursing experience including critical care and cath lab nursing leadership roles. DeBow’s professional excellence has ...
Read More »City of Pigeon Forge Municipal Election to be held May 12, 2015
The Sevier County Election Commission will open and hold the City of Pigeon Forge Municipal Election in the Pigeon Forge City Hall, 225 Pine Mountain Rd. in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. for the following offices: CITY COMMISSIONER – Vote for Two (2) Early Voting will be open at the Sevier ...
Read More »Police Ask for Help Locating Person of Interest in Storage Facility Burglary
City of Sevierville Police Department detectives are requesting assistance from the public in locating Patrick Feather, a person of interest in a recent storage facility burglary. Officers responded to a reported burglary on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Shaconage Mini-Storage, 1719 Pittman Center Rd. in Sevierville. According to the owner, someone had apparently cut the locks off of eight mini-storage ...
Read More »Visitors Arriving for 2015 Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run
Despite a chance of rain this weekend, cars are already lining the parkway and spectators are arriving for the Pigeon Forge Rod Run. The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run will be held April 17-18, 2015 at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. This is the 33rd year for the event. It was previously held at the Grand Resort Hotel, but ...
Read More »Man Tased, Arrested for Aggravated Burglary of Sevier County Home
Officers with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office tased a man who resisted arrest after trying to break into a home early Tuesday morning. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call from residents of 1080 Dishers Mountain Rd. in Sevierville at 2:31 a.m. on April 14, 2015 stating that a neighbor was trying to break into their home. ...
Read More »Valley Forge Shopping Center making progress in Pigeon Forge
Sevier County will soon be home to popular Southeastern supermarket chain, Publix Super Markets, as the company plans to open a 45,600 square foot store in early 2016 in Pigeon Forge. The store will serve as the anchor tenant of Valley Forge Shopping Center, located at the intersection of Wears Valley Road and the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. “Publix Super ...
Read More »FBI Identifies Man Found Dead in Smokemont Baptist Church in the Smokies
Authorities have released the name of a man found dead last month in the Smokemont Baptist Church in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In a statement Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified the man found dead in a historic church in the Smokies as 25-year-old Tyler Britton Gaddis, of Whittier, N.C. Gaddis’ body was discovered in the church ...
Read More »Forum to be held for Pigeon Forge Commission Candidates
The public will have the opportunity to learn about the Pigeon Forge Commission candidates at an event Tuesday. The Pigeon Forge Hospitality Association is hosting a Meet the Pigeon Forge Commission Candidates forum on April 14, 2015 at the MainStay Suites Conference Center in Pigeon Forge. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Candidates ...
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