Kim Benefield Magee , Extension Associate - Com.
Shopping locally can help make the difference between a thriving community and a ghost town.
The old saying what goes around comes around is very true. By shopping locally, we provide jobs for individuals and generate tax revenue that diminishes the need to raise tax rates later. By shopping in Sevier County, we support the local businesses in the community and receive good friendly service from people we know. Also we generate money for our local government and schools and provide jobs for our children, both part and full-time, after school, during the summer and after graduation. If you take your shopping dollars out of town, you take jobs, income and tax revenue from your community.