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The Sevierville Police Department is proud to announce they are offering their Citizens Police Academy this fall. The purpose of the academy is to provide an opportunity for adult residents to learn about basic police work and to get to know the officers protecting and serving our community. The academy will meet 6–9 p.m. on Thursday evenings from September 13 ...

Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, the opening day of squirrel season and the middle day of the new statewide three-day archery private lands only/antlered only deer season. This is the first year for this type of deer season and provides hunters with an opportunity to harvest a buck with velvet-covered antlers. Free Hunting Day, ...

By Phil Bredesen In today’s world, the internet is quickly becoming as vital as telephones, or electric power, or roads, or water and sewer services—a fifth utility. We use it to stay connected and informed, to shop, to communicate with others. It’s an important tool for nearly every business, which puts any place without reliable broadband internet access at a ...

During this year’s Friends Across the Mountains Telethon, SmartBank presented a $15,000 check to Friends of the Smokies to support its annual fundraising effort for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since 2010, SmartBank has donated nearly $100,000 to this non-profit. “We take great pleasure in partnering with Friends of the Smokies and other local organizations that work tirelessly to encourage ...

For this year’s Clear the Shelters event, the Sevier County Humane Society is giving area dogs a second chance at life by offering $45 adoption for select dogs on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Adoption fees are normally $125 for dogs and $150 for puppies Fees cover the first set of vaccinations for dogs (2 sets for puppies), spay/neuter services, de-worming, ...

Everyone can #BeTheGift to their fellow Americans by registering as an organ and tissue donor ­– the gift that not only keeps on giving but keeps on living after we’re gone. This is the message of #BeTheGift, a new campaign launched by Tennessee Donor Services, the state’s non-profit, federally designated, organ procurement organization (OPO). The idea is simple: #BeTheGift urges ...

In honor of a fallen U.S. Marine, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency joined American Eagle Foundation for an American bald eagle release at the foundation’s Eagle Hack Tower on Douglas Lake in Jefferson County. While traveling through Waynesboro, Va., TWRA Fisheries Technician Gary Loucks visited Jake’s Bar and Grill and met restaurant owner Rhonda Winfield, who told him about her son Jason (nicknamed Jake), who lost his life while serving his country during the war ...

The Sevier County Election Commission has released the following unofficial election results for the State of Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries and Sevier County General Election held August 2, 2018. The results are unofficial until certified by the Sevier County Election Commission. Click to view PDF of Sevier County Election Results – August 2, 2018

Whether you are back to school shopping or just looking for a good deal on clothing, shoes, computers and more, the Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday and sales offered by retailers during the 3-day event could mean more money stays in your pocket. The annual Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday begins at at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 27 and ends Sunday, ...

A Sevierville convenience store owner was the victim of an armed robbery early Wednesday morning. Officers from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Jimmy’s Market, 2046 Chapman Highway in Sevierville, just after 6 a.m. on July 25, 2018 for a reported armed robbery. Aftaab Merchant, the owner of Jimmy’s Market, told officers that he parked in his usual ...