Tag Archives: Gatlinburg

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will issue one Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) authorizing a temporary food and beverage operation at Clingmans Dome parking area during the August 21, 2017 Great American Eclipse event. The park is expected to shuttle approximately 1,600 people to Clingmans Dome for the day to participate in eclipse activities and presentations. Under the CUA, the permittee ...

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 ...

In the wake of the devastation caused by the wildfires in East Tennessee, Cherokee Distributing Company and MillerCoors teamed up in an attempt to provide relief to those affected by this tragedy. The two companies are pleased to announce a joint donation of $12,000 to the fire departments who bravely fought the wildfires in Blount and Sevier counties. Each of ...

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 ...

A Parade of Santas and other events will be held in Gatlinburg during the Santa Family Reunion this weekend. Santa is coming from the North, coming from the South, and coming from the East and the West. But how can this be? Everyone knows the real spirit of Santa Claus resides at the North Pole, but from March 17-20, 2017 ...

Workshops will be offered and more than sixty exhibitors will be on hand at The Log & Timber Home Show in Sevierville this month. Exhibitors at the show will include log and timber frame homebuilders and architects; manufacturers of building supplies, furniture and décor; and those specializing in log home maintenance and restoration products. They will be on hand to ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is enrolling volunteers to offer visitors historic orientation and information at Mingus Mill. The Mill, is located one half mile north of the Oconaluftee Visitor Center near Cherokee North Carolina. This opportunity provides volunteers the skills to assist Great Smoky Mountain Association in educating visitors about the general role of milling in the Smokies and ...

Authorities began rounding up suspected drug dealers this morning in the culmination of a 9-month undercover drug investigation dubbed March Madness. A Sevier County Grand Jury indicted 79 people last week as a result of the March Madness undercover investigation by the Sevier County Street Crimes Unit and agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Officers from Sevier County Sheriff’s ...

A former Gatlinburg police officer is facing misconduct and drug charges after investigators say he distributed drugs while on duty with the department and alerted other drug traffickers to law enforcement activities. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, its special agents partnered with the 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force, Gatlinburg Police Department and Sevier County Sheriff’s Office in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to comment on a proposed sustainable energy project through March 20, 2017. The National Park Service is proposing a solar power system to support the electrical power needs of the Cable Mill area in Cades Cove. This project would reduce usage of traditional fossil fuels and provide opportunities for park visitors ...