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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 statewide amateur singing competition Tennessee Idol is kicking off across the state and proceeds from the events will fund the building of tiny homes for disabled veterans. Brighton Road Entertainment is proud to be the sponsor of the first annual Tennessee Idol, a singing competition that will be held in each of the 95 counties in Tennessee. Winners from each ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Local governments and the Sevier County Economic Development Council are hosting the Sevier County Job Fair on Tuesday to help match job seekers and local businesses with open positions. The 20th annual Sevier County Job Fair will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the Holiday Inn Convention Center located at 3230 Parkway in Pigeon Forge (Just past traffic light ...