Archive for: January, 2002

Get Real: Insurance rates are rising

Insurance premiums for homeowners could rise as much as 8% this year (they rose 7% last year.). When you\’re looking to buy a home, what can you do to take a bite out of those increasing rates? It\’s important to guard your credit...

 

Proud grads

It was standing room only at Valley Grove Baptist Church on Monday, May 24, as students from Seymour Middle School’s 8th grade class received their diplomas. Pictured, Principal Faye Nelson presents a diploma to a new graduate. ...

 

Bunnies, bonnets and brunch

Easter is a time for bunnies, bonnets and brunch! Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic sponsored an afternoon of fun while raising money for the medicinal needs of the clinic. Over a hundred bonnet-wearing ladies and one hat-clad gentleman arrived...

 

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Tigers take season title

The soccer season is only two weeks old, but Pigeon Forge (5-1) already wrapped up the regular season district title with a convincing13-0 drubbing of first year program Cumberland Gap Friday night. The win was the Tigers fifth straight and...

 

Racin\’ \’Round:

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It’s the Game Advisor

Game of the Month: R-Type Final (Playstation 2)  I prepared for this for a month in advance, and still I was blown away. This last episode of the classic 2D shooter is inspiring to say the least, and has more features than I have room to name...

 

Spring into the Season

Gatlinburg’s Flower & Garden Show   Whether you have a green thumb and a house full of plants or can’t keep a cactus alive, Gatlinburg’s educational flower and garden show called Spring into the Season will jumpstart the season...

 

On Politics

Parents made to do homework? House Republicans made parental involvement a top priority in their education agenda. Under a proposal by Rep. Richard Montgomery (R-Seymour) school systems would be required to create a parental involvement plan...

 

Eagles downed by Tornadoes

The Eagles found no edge from behind the three-point arc Tuesday night against Alcoa. The Tornadoes matched Seymour with eight treys of their own in route to a 73-42 win in a nightcap semi-final that didn’t tip off until after 10 p.m. due...

 

Win up to $100

Coming in the St. Patrick’s Day edition of The Herald Newspaper, you can have a chance to win up to $100 in our “Spot the Shamrock” contest! Contestants will be asked to find as many shamrocks as they can in the pages of the Herald, and...

 

On Politics

Early voting continues Numbers are down a bit so far in the early voting for Sevier County. With no incumbent the 2000 Presidential Preference Primaries were more wide open and 1,020 voters participated in early voting. As of Wednesday, slightly...

 

Happy Birthday, Wivik the Frog

Wivik the Frog, beloved mascot of WIVK Radio in Knoxville, celebrated his birthday at the Karaoke Cafe in Seymour during a gala party held in his honor Monday, February 2. On hand were revelers and officials from the broadcast staple, who toasted...

 

SHS upsets Tigers

Seymour (11-8) used a balanced attack of outside gunnery and Chris Slay drives to comeback from another double-digit deficit and upset the taller visiting county foe Pigeon Forge 57-49 Monday night. Pigeon Forge (13-6) was fast out of the blocks...

 

Invaders rock Knoxville

Invaders use their take on the Fab Four and other British staples to bring back memories and rock on. We had the opportunity recently to hear a musical group, The Invaders, at the Downtown Grill and Brewery in Knoxville. The group performs British...

 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat coming to Knox Bijou

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat coming to Knox Bijou

Knoxville, TN – Director Abigail Crabtree’s magnificent production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT opens the inaugural 2002-2003 Bijou Music Theater Series, playing August 9 – September 1, 2002. A huge Cumberland...

 

B&G Wildcat Bass Tournament results from Friday July 19th

B&G Wildcat Bass Tournament results from Friday July 19th

Don and Nancy McCurdy caught the largest fish Friday night in the B&G Wildcat Bass Tournament Friday night with a large mouth bass that weighed in at 3.82 pounds. The first place team was Neil and Luke Grooms with five fish weighing in...

 

Highlights from 411 Raceway

Highlights from 411 Raceway

Well, it didn’t look like the rain was going to stop on Saturday July 20th, in Seymour. 411 Raceway had missed one weekend due to rain, and even though we had heavy down pours all day long, Buck Buckholtz (the track owner) was not backing...

 

News Around Our Area

Tennessee The price is up It’s official. As of June 30th the price of a first class postage stamp rose from 34 cents to 37 cents. Nashville Basic services continue A measure that was introduced in the Legislature would keep fundamental services...

 

Grace Baptist has amazon theme for Bible School

Grace Baptist Church in Seymour is one of several Baptist Churches around the area who are having a summer bible school with a theme. Grace Baptist Church’s particular theme for this year is the Amazon Rain Forest, which was one of the themes...