Courthouse employees taken to hospital after opening suspicious letter

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Wednesday, February 18th, 4:37 pm

(WBIR) Six employees with the District Attorney General's office in the Sevier County Courthouse were taken to the hospital Wednesday after opening a letter that contained an unknown white powdery substance.

The move is a precaution as authorities investigate.

According to a release, Sevier County EMA, Sheriff's Department, Sevierville Fire Department, TBI, FBI and TEMA responded to the courthouse.

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Memorial placed at site of fatal crash that claimed 3 teens lives

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Sunday, February 8th, 3:35 pm

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KODAK - Friends and families are mourning the deaths of three teens killed when their speeding car ran off a Kodak road and crashed into a tree.

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Driver charged with DUI after nearly crashing into Tanger Outlets

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Saturday, February 7th, 4:50 pm

(WBIR) One man was arrested Saturday afternoon after a near-miss at the Tanger Outlets mall in Sevierville.

A city spokesperson told 10News, a vehicle jumped the curb onto the sidewalk around 1 p.m. Saturday.

The 36-year-old driver claimed his brakes failed. Authorities arrested him and he was charged with DUI.

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Knoxville man charged with attempted murder in break in

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, January 29th, 8:53 pm

(WBIR - Sevier County) The Sevier County Sheriff's Office Thursday charged Knoxville resident, 34-year-old William Shane Cox, with attempted first-degree murder after they say opened fire during a break-in.

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Hwy. 66 delay means more headaches for drivers, businesses

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Saturday, January 24th, 11:51 pm

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Drivers and businesses along State Route 66 in Sevierville are gearing up for another 11 months of road construction and major traffic congestion.

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Laurel Creek Road back open after rock slide

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, January 15th, 2:23 pm

Officials say Laurel Creek Road is now back open.

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Crews started working early Thursday morning to clear damage left by a rock slide in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Park officials closed Laurel Creek Road Wednesday evening after the slide happened at 5 p.m., west of Schoolhouse Gap, about five miles west of the Townsend Wye intersection with Little River Road.

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