Tag Archives: Sevier County

The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to fill Census jobs in Sevier County, including Census takers who will visit households that don’t respond to the Census and interview those residents to collect Census data. The agency plans to hire up to 500,000 temporary, part-time census takers for the 2020 Census in communities across the country to reach its goal of ...

The Dollywood Company is looking for more friendly faces ready to join the team and has scheduled a number of hiring events to help make those dreams a reality. Most hiring event attendees will leave with a position for the 35th anniversary season at Dollywood, the 20th anniversary season at Dollywood’s Splash Country or at the ever-popular Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomed a record 12,547,743 visitors in 2019, which is 1,126,540 more visitors than in 2018. The park’s three primary entrances near Gatlinburg, Townsend, and Cherokee all had increased use, accounting for about two-thirds of the total park visitation. Secondary park entrances experienced tremendous growth, due primarily to the new section of the Foothills Parkway between ...

Sevier County residents who wish to vote in the next Sevier County Election must register to vote online, in person or by mail before the deadline. The State of Tennessee Presidential Preference Primaries, Sevier County Democrat & Republican Primaries, and Nonpartisan School Board Election will be held March 3, 2020. Voter registration closes 30 days prior to the scheduled election, ...

A number of free, face-to-face enrollment clinics have been scheduled to help people enroll in a health insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Subsidies are available to help pay part, or all, of the premium cost for people who qualify. First frosts and the end of Daylight Savings Time means lots of things to Sevier County folks, but here’s ...

The Incredible Christmas Place will kick off the holiday season with a special lighting celebration of the 24-foot-tall Salvation Army Angel Tree, one of the tallest Angel Trees in America. This year, the Angel Tree aims to deliver Christmas to over 300 children in Sevier County. On Saturday, November 2, 2019 between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., visitors to the ...

Sevier County residents and workers may enjoy the magic of a Smoky Mountain Christmas for only a $5 donation during Sevier County Days at Dollywood. Dolly invites everyone who lives and works in Sevier County to enjoy free admission with a $5 donation per person to benefit Sevier County Food Ministries, a voluntary interfaith ministry that provides essential food assistance ...

Spring in the Great Smoky Mountains is about to get a little brighter thanks to Dollywood’s inaugural Flower & Food Festival, a vibrant new event that adds another touch of dazzling color to the natural beauty that already surrounds the award-winning theme park. Coinciding with the park’s 35th anniversary, the first new festival experience at Dollywood since 2006 immerses park ...

A traffic stop escalated Monday when a driver rammed a deputy’s cruiser, fled and then crashed on Veterans Boulevard in Sevierville. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy attempted a traffic stop of a suspicious black Ford truck that was displaying improper registration on Veteran’s Boulevard near the intersection of Middle Creek Road on Monday afternoon around 2 ...

Burn bans are in effect for much of Sevier County to reduce risk of wildfires due to hazardous dry conditions. Lack of rainfall and low humidity prompted burn bans within the city limits of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville this week. Sevier County Emergency Management officials cannot issue a burn ban countywide without a proclamation by state officials, but asked ...