Our Hometown In The Smokies! - Sevierville Chamber of Commerce

Letter from the Mayor
Our hometown in the Smokies!
- Mayor Bryan Atchley
What a truly exciting time to live and work in Sevierville! Over the past several years, our City has continued
to grow in leaps and bounds. Being a life-long native of Sevierville, I have watched this city evolve from a
quiet mountain town into a tourist destination and bustling county seat. Still, Sevierville has remained home to
some of the warmest, friendliest people in Tennessee and the Southeast. My enthusiasm for Sevierville is most
sincere and is a natural way of life for those of us fortunate enough to call this place home.
Mayor Bryan Atchley
The growth of Sevierville shows positive indicators for a city of its size. This progressive way of thinking and
the desire for growth, not only from the city officials but also from the citizens I have been elected to represent, is what gives Sevierville its
strength. The city is blessed with solid and forward-thinking leaders who are dedicated to improving our standard of living and maintaining our
strong heritage.
Operating as the county seat for Sevier County, Sevierville has developed as a diverse business community and serves as the area’s hub
for banking and legal services. This diversity has provided Sevierville with a strong and stable economy built around industry, retail and
professional services. The downtown area, home to many professional businesses, will be undergoing a facelift and will benefit from the
planned development of a large parking facility and trolley system hub in the near future.
Tourism in the area promises the most explosive growth. In Tennessee, tourism represents an $8 billion industry. For this reason, the city of
Sevierville has made a commitment to attract major commercial developers with visions for expansive projects. To this end, Sevierville has
been developing a $200 million Central Business Improvement District project that includes the recently opened state of the art Sevierville
Events Center, which features a 108,000 square foot exhibit hall and a privately funded 260+ room hotel with an outdoor water park. Highly
acclaimed Eagles Landing Golf Club is adding another 18-hole course and revamping the current course as well. The project is also funding
significant infrastructure improvements, such as new and expanded roadways.
On the retail front, Sevierville continues to attract large scale interest. Planned to open in the next several years is a 1.2 million square foot
diverse retail development near Interstate 40 and a 700,000 square foot upscale development adjacent to the new Events Center.
Growth of this magnitude will continue to take Sevierville into the future … where residents will enjoy higher standards of living, a better
infrastructure and a strong economy.
For example, Sevierville will soon be home to a truly regional health care center with the planned opening in 2009 of the new Fort Sanders
Sevier Medical Center campus. And just down the street from the Municipal Complex, the new Sevier County Library main branch will be built
and include a children’s center, computing lab, teen cyber café and Sevier County history and genealogy centers.
Sevierville holds a very special place in my heart. After living here all of my life and having raised and educated a wonderful family in
Sevierville, the memories I have made here and shared with my family and friends are irreplaceable. My family and I feel very fortunate to call
Sevierville our home.
The idea of calling Sevierville home is appealing for many different reasons. But, the number one reason Sevierville is such an appealing
place to live is its citizens. When you’re looking for warm Southern hospitality, there’s no better place to start than right here in the hills of
East Tennessee. Whether it’s helping a tourist with directions, greeting a neighbor in the grocery store or welcoming new members to church,
Sevierville residents cannot be surpassed in genuine warmth and friendliness.
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