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    Commissioner seat 7-A Ronnie Allen tells the crowd to direct any compliments his way and to direct all complaints to Commissioner seat 7-B Tim Hurst after all the commissioners were sworn in. (Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press) Taking the oath: County officials sworn in
    SEVIERVILLE — A standing-room-only crowd filled the space on the third floor of the courthouse Wednesday as a host of county officials were sworn into the seats given them by the people in the A...
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    Student Brittany Gottschalk learns to ring up a purchase and make change, with the help of teacher assistant Alex Bowers. (Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press) Disabled students go on the job for head start
    The Work-Based Learning Program gives students with disabilities a head start in life, said program instructor Darlene Patterson.
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    'Hawk' ruling upheld
    SEVIERVILLE — Appeals court judges have upheld a ruling by Circuit Judge Rex Henry Ogle dismissing the manufacturers of “The Hawk” ride from a complaint filed by family members of a woman who fe...
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    Labor Day travel should stream into county
    With the mailman off for Labor Day, it was up to AAA to deliver some good news about the federal holiday to Sevier County.
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    Clerk election issue still unsettled; vacancy could still be on ballot for November
    SEVIERVILLE — Though they were confident early this week there was no chance there could be an election for the recently opened county clerk’s job, some comments from an attorney for the state’s...
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    Couple to return $67,000 to state
    SEVIERVILLE — A local couple will be repaying the state a total of about $67,000 after entering a plea to charges they filed inaccurate tax returns.
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    Murder suspect given Nov. 15 deadline to hire attorney
    SEVIERVILLE — Judge Richard Vance set a November deadline on Monday for a local man to hire an attorney to represent him on charges he murdered his son-in-law.
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    A line that snakes down the hallway waits for service after the clerks office opened back up Tuesday afternoon. (Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press) Keener's friends sad, disappointed
    SEVIERVILLE — Local officials who worked with Joe Keener II through his 18 years as county clerk spoke of a good man who made a bad mistake and, while they fully expect him to be punished if it’...
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    Schools OK construction management; bids total more than $700,000
    The Sevier County School Board of Education approved bids totaling more than $700,000, from two construction management companies Monday for major construction projects within the school system.
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    Businessman starts petition for package stores in city
    SEVIERVILLE — A man who said he’s a local businessman is behind a petition to place a referendum on the Nov. 2 ballot that would allow package stores in Sevierville selling liquor. Tony Duckwort...
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