Both pedestrians, 18-year old Angela Nelson and 17-year old Jonathan Ownby , both of Sevierville, were flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center via Lifestar air ambulance.

Fireworks are illegal in Blount County and, during another extremely dry season, there is the potential to cause a fire that would burn hundreds of acres with their illegal use.

Recently, at the 2008 Stage One National Dance competition in Gatlinburg, member of the The Dance Force took top honors in all four age categories.