SEVIER COUNTY TENNESSEE
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Mayors Office

Phone: 865.453.6136
Email: mayor@seviercountytn.gov

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Memberships and Offices

  • Past Chairman and current Board Member - United Way Campaign
  • Member - Leadership Sevier and Leadership Knoxville
  • Past President - Tennessee County Services Association
  • Past and Present Chairman- Tennessee Development District Association
  • Past Chairman and current Executive Committee Member - East Tennessee Development District
  • Past Chairman and current Executive Committee Member - East Tennessee Human Resources Agency
  • Past Chairman and current Member of the Board, Carson Newman Board of Trustees
  • Current Board Member - Tennessee County Mayor Association
  • Past Chairman and Executive - UT Chancellor's Associates
  • Vice Chairman and current Board Member - Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board
  • Former Chairman, current Member and Deacon - First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg 
  • Past Executive Committee Member - Sevier County Republican Party
  • Current Member – Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
  • Past Chairman and current Board Member – East Tennessee Economic Development Agency
  • Treasurer – Sevier County Economic Development Council
  • Vice Chair and Executive Board Member – County Executives of America
  • Vice Chair – NACo Membership Committee

Larry Waters
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Sevier County Mayor

​Larry Waters was born and raised in Sevier County.  He graduated from Sevier County High School. He attended the University of Tennessee where he obtained a B.S. Degree in Business Administration in 1974. Larry then became a principal in the Sevier County school system until 1978 when he was elected to the position of Sevier County Executive.  In 1984 he completed the Tennessee County Officials Certificate Program and continued to serve Sevier County as executive until 2003 when that title was changed to county mayor.
Larry and his wife Terri make their home in Gatlinburg where they attend the First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg. They have two children, David, and Adrienne, married to Bart Ogle. They are the proud grandparents of Caden and Camilla Waters and Charlotte and Amelia Ogle.

Awards

  • Special Citation Veterans of Foreign Wars - 1980​
  • Local Leadership Program - 1991
  • Pless R. Newman Republican Services Award - 2003
  • Boy Scouts Sequoyah District Great Smoky Mountain Council Good Scout Award - 2013
  • Robert M. Wormsley Outstanding County Official of the Year Award – 2010
  • East Tennessee State University Honorary Alumnus – 2013
  • University of Tennessee Outstanding Alumnus – 1995-96

PUBLIC NOTICE
TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

"No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." The Sevier County Government assures that individuals will not be discriminated against because of race, color, or national origin. Any person(s) or organization(s) that believe they may have been a victim of discrimination based on race, color, or national origin may file a complaint with the Sevier County Title VI coordinator.
ADA STATEMENT
It is the policy of Sevier County to prohibit discrimination or harassment against any qualifying individual with a disability on the basis of disability in regards to the County’s hiring and employment practices, or in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities. The County shall comply with applicable requirements of Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Sevier County Personnel Policies and Procedures, as well as any other applicable law pertaining to disability non-discrimination. Contact ADA Coordinator Larry Russell at 865.774.3644.  
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    • Archives
    • Alcohol and Drug Education
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    • Environmental Health
    • Geographical Information System (GIS)
    • Planning & Zoning
    • Solid Waste
    • Stormwater
    • Veterans Services
    • Water Department
  • Government
    • County Officials >
      • Mayor's Office
      • Highway Department
      • Clerk & Master
      • Circuit Court Clerk
      • County Commissioners >
        • Agenda
      • General Sessions Clerk
      • Sevier County Clerk >
        • Beer Permits
        • Business License & Tax
        • Clerk Forms & Instructions
        • Marriage Information
        • Notary Services
        • Passports
      • Property Assessor
      • Register of Deeds
      • Trustee
    • Justice & Law Enforcement >
      • General Sessions Court
      • Sheriff's Office
      • Juvenile Court
      • Juvenile Facility
      • District Attorney's Office
  • Election Commission
    • Election Results
  • Emergency
    • Ambulance Service
    • Central Dispatch 911
    • Emergency Management Agency >
      • northview qr code
      • EMERGENCY INFORMATION
      • Damage Assessment Self Report Form
    • Emergency Preparedness Plan
    • Emergency Communications
    • Fire Administrator >
      • Fall Fire Safety Info
      • Agency Portal
  • Meetings & Events
  • Health Department
    • Baby & Me Tobacco Free
    • Children's Special Services
    • Breast & Cervical Screening
    • Communicable Diseases
    • Community Programs
    • Dental
    • Environmental Services
    • Family Planning
    • Fluoride Varnish
    • Health Promotion
    • Home Visiting Program
    • Immunizations
    • Prenatal Services
    • Primary Care
    • Vital Records
    • Well Child Checks
    • Women Infant and Children
  • OSHA Requirements
  • Social Media Policy
  • Sevier County Employees
  • Covid-19
    • Press Releases