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Picking up the Pieces: Family Begins Recovery from Flea Market Fire
By Joe King, king@heraldnewstn.com Seymour- When a sudden electrical fire broke out and destroyed the Seymour Flea Market May 3, Bud Counsil felt the crushing impact of the loss of his home, business, livelihood, and pets in an instant. “It overwhelmed me,” he said. “I lost three dogs and four [...]
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Two Meth Labs Busted
Seymour- Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong confirmed five men and one woman were taken into custody following the investigation into two meth labs in Seymour May 20. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Equestrian Cir. in Seymour at around 3 a.m. to the call of [...]
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Remains of Unclaimed Veterans to be Buried
South Knoxville- Three veterans, whose remains have been unclaimed, will be laid to rest with help from the Dignity Memorial network of funeral, cremation and cemetery providers and the Missing in America Project. The three Vietnam-era veterans will be buried at East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E. Governor John Sevier [...]
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Is it still a Government for the People?
Submitted By Steve Osborn, Sevier County Tea Party Chairman Earlier this year, the state Judiciary Committee debated Senate Bill 250 that would exempt Tennesseans from new and potentially unconstitutional federal gun laws. The crux of the bill said because the Second Amendment guarantees our right to keep and bear arms, [...]
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Veteran Looks Back
By Joe King, king@heraldnewstn.com Seymour- With the coming of Memorial Day, a local veteran took some time to reflect on his experience in the army and commemorate those he served with who lost their lives. Freddy Pitner, who enlisted in 1965, served in The Vietnam War in the 101st Airborne [...]
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Festival Provides Experience of a Lifetime
By Angela Karl, Entertainment Editor Many people would be thrilled at the opportunity to spend days on a beautiful beach or listen to live music, so naturally combining these options created a slice of modern paradise. The organizers for Hangout Music Festival had this thought and decided to host more [...]
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Felon Commits Suicide after Standoff with Police
Sevierville- Following a traffic stop and subsequent standoff of almost ninety minutes, Sevierville Police Department Emergency Response Team members found a man dead in his vehicle from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. SPD had been notified by North Carolina authorities at about 12 p.m. that known felon Kyle Loy Morrow, [...]
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