Sevier County News

In three months, 13 cabins have been completely cleaned up, 6 are in different stages of clean-up, and 35 have not been touched.

A 53-year-old hiker was in the process of being rescued Friday after a tree fell on him Thursday, trapping him overnight in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

It took less than two minutes for a crook to back a stolen van up to a convenience store, smash the front window with a sledgehammer, put a chain around the ATM, and drag it away.

Tickets for East Tennessee's own The Band Perry's upcoming concert at Smokies Stadium in Sevierville are on sale Friday.

The National Weather Service may soon have information on whether damage in Sevier County came from a tornado or straight-line wind.

Residents in North Knoxville were on high alert early Friday morning as black bear was spotted running around the area.

As of June 14, Walters State Community College students will no longer have access to the William D. Ford Direct Stafford Loan Program.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is asking for help in tracking down a man who led officers on a pursuit in a stolen minivan.

An Anderson County teacher and a Sevier County firefighter were arrested on charges of patronizing prostitution during a Knox County sting over the weekend.

Three former Knoxville Police Department officers who were accused of using excessive force in the arrest of a Knoxville man took plea deals in court Monday.

New Tazewell Police arrested a man suspected of robbing a Walmart jewelry counter less than two hours after the crime.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced this week that state aeronautics grants totaling more than $2 million have been approved for 10 Tennessee airports.

American Eagle Foundation President Al Cecere and AEF Bird Operations Manager Michelle Bauer clutch two bald eaglets rescued Monday after a storm destroyed their nest in Sevier County.

ARiES Energy has received the Proton Power Sales Achievement Award for being first to install the company's cellulose-to-hydrogen power generator.

In a program called the Imagination Library, country music legend Dolly Parton has provided nearly 50 million free books to children.

Retired Sevier County district attorney Al Schmutzer breathed easier earlier this month when George Thomas was convicted again of involvement in the horrific 2007 murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.

First lady Michelle Obama is inviting some local students to help her harvest the White House kitchen garden after they helped plant the seeds earlier this year.

A Gatlinburg pastor accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his own church made his first appearance Tuesday in a Sevier County court.

Monday night family and friends gathered to say a final farewell to one of the victims of a deadly pharmacy shooting.

A new judge has been named in the criminal case against a Pigeon Forge pastor charged after one of his church members alleged the preacher beat him as part of an exorcism, officials said.