Tourism Enhancement Grant Check to Be Presented to City of Sevierville

Posted 01-10-24.

The City of Sevierville has been awarded a $100,000 Tourist Enhancement Grant from the Tennessee Department of Tourism Development. The grant will be used to develop two Little Pigeon River access points as part of Sevierville's Rivers and Ridges Experience Blueway Program.

The grant check will be presented to the City at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 12 at the Sevierville Civic Center, 130 Gary Wade Boulevard. Assistant Commissioner Melanie Beauchamp, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Representative Dale Carr, Representative Andrew Farmer, Mayor Robbie Fox, City of Sevierville, Bob Parker, Director of Parks-Recreation and Golf, and Brenda McCroskey, CEO Sevierville Chamber of Commerce, are expected to attend.

“We are delighted to receive this grant and appreciate the support of the Department of Tourist Development,” said Bob Parker, Director of Parks-Recreation and Golf. “Sevierville’s Blueway Program will provide yet another exciting recreational opportunity for our residents and the millions of tourists who visit our area every year.”

For additional information about this grant or the Blueway Program, please contact Bob Parker at 865-453-5514.