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11 hrs ago SEVIERVILLE — Sarah Romine acknowledged she’d shot another woman as soon as police detained her outside Soaky Mountain Waterpark Saturday, according to the incident report from that night. Romine, 31, of Knoxville, “stated multiple times that she was very sorry and that she had shot another female,” Officer Kyle Hager said in the incident report. Hager and other officers eventually concluded that Romine fatally shot 24-year-old Kelsey Cook, of Knoxville according to the repor...

SEVIERVILLE — Weeks before an intoxicated customer allegedly killed another patron outside the Soaky Mountain Waterpark, Sevierville police told the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission Soaky Mountain Waterpark was overserving customers. SPD cited eight incidents between June 1 and July 15 where they’d been called to deal with intoxicated guests at Soaky Mountain Waterpark or Wilderness at the Smokies Resort, which owns the waterpark. TABC also confirmed it has started its own investig...

SEVIERVILLE — Weeks before an intoxicated customer allegedly killed another customer outside the Soaky Mountain Waterpark, Sevierville police told the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission Soaky Mountain Waterpark was overserving customers. The ABC shared the records Monday evening, after The Mountain Press requested any complaints or citations against the waterpark or against its owner, Wilderness at the Smokies Resort since Soaky Mountain opened in May. The Mountain Press requested those r...