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The spring Sevierville Yard Sale will be held Saturday along US-411 in Sevierville. The sale will run one day only, April 8, 2017 from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. along U.S. Route 411 (Dolly Parton Parkway / Newport Highway) between Sevierville and Newport. There is no official start or end to the sale, as the event seems to grow longer ...

The Better Business Bureau, Allstate Insurance, TN Consumer Affairs and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce, along with ACE Hardware in Gatlinburg, will host a free consumer education and fraud prevention event on Friday for victims of the Gatlinburg fires. The Fraud Prevention Day event will be held at ACE Hardware, 1025 East Parkway in Gatlinburg, at 10 a.m. on March ...

A teen girl from Tennessee remains missing more than two weeks after being abducted by her former teacher and investigators say they could be anywhere, even Mexico. Story updated to include information released Friday, March 31, 2017. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation held a press conference on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 with an update on the search for 15-year-old Elizabeth ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has announced the following municipal election information for the cities of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. City of Sevierville Municipal Election – May 4, 2017 Last day to Register to vote: April 4, 2017 Last day to request Absentee Ballot: April 27, 2017 Early Voting: NONE Election Day Polling Location: Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary ...

A man who attempted to rob a Marathon Gas Speedway Market in Seymour on Wednesday night has been arrested after the store owner detained him until police could arrive. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery at the Marathon Gas Speedway Market, 626 Maryville Highway, just after 8 p.m. on March 22, 2017. Upon ...

Local authorities have arrested 16 more suspected drug dealers in connection with the March Madness undercover operation in Sevier County. Officers from Sevier County Sheriff’s Office; Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms; Homeland Security; US Marshals Service; Tenn. Dept. of Corrections; and the police departments of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg began rounding up the alleged drug dealers on March ...

The Smoky Mountain Opry, renowned as the must-see variety show in Pigeon Forge, has opened for its grand finale farewell season with “Feel the Music,” an all-new original show with many new cast members and what Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group is promising to be their biggest and best production show in Pigeon Forge to date. The acclaimed Smoky Mountain Opry ...

Elizabeth Thomas, a missing 15-year-old girl from Maury County, Tenn., is believed to be in the custody of a teacher that was fired and now faces charges for sexual contact with a minor and aggravated kidnapping. This story is updated to include information released through Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Maury County Sheriff’s Department issued ...

The Pigeon Forge Police Department is searching for two missing 16-year-old girls who were last seen about 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2017 leaving the Pigeon Forge High School. Cassie Fitch is described as 5’02” tall and weighing 120 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink and purple hoody, purple glasses, ...

Four suspects in ski masks were caught on a security camera during a home invasion robbery last month and authorities are asking the public for help in identifying them or their vehicle. According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, officers were dispatched just before 5 p.m. on Feb. 13, 2017 to a reported home invasion robbery at an apartment located ...