Government

The Tennessee Department of Education has announced the finalists for the 2015-16 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Award and a local Pigeon Forge teacher made the list. Dr. Karen Kelly of Pigeon Forge High School is among nine finalists up for the 2015-16 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Award. The finalists are elementary, middle, and high school educators from each ...

The following service and facility holiday schedules for the City of Sevierville will be in effect in observance of the Fourth of July holiday period. Sevierville City Hall will be closed Friday, July 3, 2015. The Sevierville Community Center and Sevierville Civic Center will be closed Saturday, July 4, 2015. The City Park Family Aquatic Center will be open normal ...

The City of Sevierville Planning and Development Department is embarking on a comprehensive review of Sevierville zoning ordinances. The review process will begin Monday, June 15, 2015 with the arrival of a consulting company. The Orion Planning Group will lead the review and ultimately provide the city with recommended ordinance changes. The entire process is expected to be completed late ...

Mixing traditional services with inventive approaches to meet the needs of citizens, officials with the City of Sevierville have made it their goal to improve both the quality of their governing and the life of citizens. The city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen work hand-in-hand with city employees to develop best practices, find unique solutions to city issues, and provide ...

A ceremony was held this week to swear in members of the Gatlinburg City Commission. Mike Helton, Mike Werner and Jerry Hays, city commissioners re-elected in the Gatlinburg Municipal Election held in May, were sworn in June 1, 2015 in a ceremony at City Hall. Judge Jerry McCarter performed the ceremony, which was witnessed by fellow Gatlinburg city commissioners and ...

The City of Sevierville, TN government was recently recognized as a Healthier Tennessee Workplace through the Healthier Tennessee initiative. The Healthier Tennessee effort is led by Governor Bill Haslam and made possible by The Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness, a non-profit corporation dedicated to enabling and encouraging Tennesseans to lead healthier lives. According to Sevierville Parks and Recreation Superintendent ...

Gatlinburg City Commission candidate George Hawkins will host a meet and greet 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Three Jimmy’s restaurant in Gatlinburg. The public is invited to come by for questions and answers, and to share their ideas and comments. Enjoy light refreshments and music by local entertainers Reece Thornton, Logan Asbury and Carmen ...

The Sevier County Election Commission will open and hold the City of Gatlinburg Municipal Election in the Gatlinburg American Legion precinct in Sevier County on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, for the following offices: CITY COMMISSIONER, SEAT A – Vote for One (1) CITY COMMISSIONER, SEAT B – Vote for One (1) CITY COMMISSIONER, SEAT C – Vote for One (1) ...

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 ...

The Sevier County Election Commission will open and hold the City of Sevierville Municipal Election in the Sevierville Civic Center precinct, 200 Gary R Wade Blvd. in Sevierville, on Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. for the following offices: MAYOR – Vote for One (1) ALDERMAN – Vote for Three (3) Early Voting will be open ...